' s ▁crack down ▁on ▁Sh i ' a ▁political ▁groups ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Revolution ▁in ▁Ira q ▁( SC I RI ). ▁He ▁later ▁head ed ▁S CI RI ' s ▁office ▁in ▁Sy ria . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Independent ▁newspaper ▁J ab r ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁commander ▁of ▁S CI RI ' s ▁milit ia , ▁the ▁B adr ▁Brig ades . ▁ ▁Under ▁J ab r ' s ▁control ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁Ministry ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁was ▁accused ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁human ▁rights ▁chief ▁in ▁Ira q , ▁John ▁P ace , ▁of ▁executing ▁and ▁tort uring ▁to ▁death ▁hundreds ▁of ▁Ira q is ▁every ▁month . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁his ▁sister ▁was ▁reported ▁kid n apped ▁by ▁Ira qi ▁ins urg ents . ▁She ▁was ▁released ▁two ▁weeks ▁later ▁after ▁r ans om ▁was ▁paid . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁P BS ▁FR ON TL INE : ▁G angs ▁of ▁Ira q ▁April ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ ▁Inter view ▁with ▁Bay an ▁J ab r , ▁P BS ▁FR ON TL INE : ▁G angs ▁of ▁Ira q ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : B adr ▁Brigade ▁members ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : I ra qi ▁Sh ia ▁Muslim s ▁Category : G overn ment ▁minister s ▁of ▁Ira