On December 31, 2013, while on his way to Taftanaz, he was arrested with two of his soldiers at Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's checkpoint and was put near Saraqeb, a city in northern Idlib.
Pada tanggal 31 Desember 2013, saat dalam perjalanan ke Taftanaz, ia ditangkap dengan dua prajuritnya di nya negara Islam Irak dan Levant 's pos pemeriksaan dan dimasukkan dekat Saraqeb, sebuah kota di utara Idlib.