The Disappearance of Ahmed Al-Mansour: Leader of the 25th January Revolutionaries Movement

The movement issued the statement on a page identified as the official spokesperson for the “25th January Revolutionaries Movement,” which was shared widely on social media. The statement claimed that Al-Mansour had been invited to meet the Syrian Defense Minister, Marhaf Abu Qusra, who had previously worked under his command on the fronts of the Syrian revolution.

The movement expressed regret that its first statement would address the disappearance of its founder.

Egyptian parliamentarian Mustafa Bakri commented on the situation, saying there were reports about the arrest of “terrorist” Ahmed Al-Mansour. He added: “This is the fate of every traitor, and long live Egypt despite the conspirators.”

Bakri posted on his official “X” account: “Reports suggest the arrest of terrorist Ahmed Al-Mansour, with the possibility of his extradition to Egypt for trial on his crimes.”

He continued: “While the news has not been confirmed, his disappearance since yesterday has raised many questions. Whether the news is true or false, this is the fate of every traitor, whether the time is long or short. Long live Egypt despite the conspirators.”

The name of Ahmed Al-Mansour and the “25th January Revolutionaries Movement” topped the trending hashtags in Egypt in recent days.

A few days ago, Ahmed Al-Mansour, an Egyptian national, announced the formation of the “25th January Revolutionaries Movement” in Syria, aimed at overthrowing Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Al-Mansour was pictured with two masked individuals behind a royal-era Egyptian flag (pre-1952 revolution), holding a sign that read “25th January Revolutionaries Movement,” with a pistol placed on the table.

لا جديد من أجهزة الأمن، نفس ما فعلوه مع والد عبدالله الشريف @AbdullahElshrif ومع والد محمد علي يكرروه مع والد #أحمد_المنصور.
هل من قبيل المصادفة أن ثلاثة آباء يقيمون داخل #مصر يخرجون في فيديوهات يتبرؤون من أبنائهم؟
شوية إبداع باجماعة؛ بلاش استسهال!
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— Mourad Aly د. مراد علي (@mouradaly) January 14, 2025

In his latest video post, Al-Mansour stated that if he were killed, a million Al-Mansours would rise to continue the struggle, and emphasized that his conflict was personal with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

Previously, Al-Mansour had called on Egyptian opposition groups to unite around four main demands: the overthrow of Sisi’s regime, the complete removal of the military from politics, the release of all political prisoners, and the restoration of the principles and goals of the January 25 Revolution.

Amid rumors that Egyptian security forces had arrested his family and relatives in Egypt, Al-Mansour’s father, Atef Al-Mansour, appeared in a video disowning his son and condemning his actions as damaging to the Egyptian state.

He said: “I am Atef, the father of Ahmed Al-Mansour, the terrorist in Syria, who publishes videos that tarnish the country’s reputation and falsely claims that the security forces have arrested me, his mother, and his siblings.”

He continued: “Ahmed wants to be a leader, but I am innocent of him and his actions. The country has been good to us all.”

حين دخلنا حمص فاتحين
اول شئ فعلته كان سجدة شكر لله
وهذه وصية عبد الباسط الساروت
وحين ندخل ميدان التحرير بإذن الله
سوف يكون معنا الشيخ حازم صلاح ابو إسماعيل
وقد أخذنا بحق الشهداء وفي مقدمتهم الدكتور مرسي رحمة الله عليه #جاك_الدور_يا_ديكتاتور pic.twitter.com/QrAqXDQ1aB

— أحمد المنصور (@sweed_08) January 3, 2025

He added: “If the country had persecuted you or anyone in your family, they wouldn’t have spent a million pounds to get your brother a master’s degree in Italy. I am angry with you until the Day of Judgment.”

Ahmed Hamad Al-Mansour, a young Egyptian from Alexandria, had been sentenced to prison after being accused of joining terrorist organizations and carrying out operations in Egypt. Al-Mansour fled to Syria, where he joined “Jabhat al-Nusra,” which later became known as “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.”