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Split in Arab League

Several Arab League ministers lashed out violently against one another in Cairo on July 15. Intelligence Online has seen minutes of the meeting.

Subscribers only 19.07.2006

Syria as Iran's Bridge to the Med?

A defense pact between Iran and Syria could allow Iran to envisage extending its sphere of influence to the Mediterranean in a strategic arc including Iraq.

Subscribers only 22.06.2006

Maher and Assef Still Squaring Off

The two rivals for top dog position in Syria's security system, Maher al Assad and Assef Shawkat, who are respectively younger brother of the president and his brother-in-law, are still at one another's throats.

Subscribers only 08.06.2006

Intelligence Job for Presidential Security Boss

Syrian president Bashar al Assad has just appointed general Abd al Fatah al Quds, who had been security chief of [...]

Subscribers only 11.05.2006

Mohamad H. Akhtari

After serving for 12 years as Iran’s ambassador to Damascus [...]

Subscribers only 26.01.2006

Iranian Plane was Heading to Syria

The French Falcon aircraft operated by Revolutionary Guards (Pasdarans) that crashed on Jan. 9 in north-west Iran was en route to Syria to pursue strategic accords between Damascus and Tehran. Sabotage cannot be ruled out.

Subscribers only 12.01.2006

diplomacy
Who is Behind Khaddam?

Living in exile in Paris, former Syrian vice president Abdulhalim Khaddam has emerged as the spokesman for a group determined to overthrow Bashar al Assad.

Subscribers only 12.01.2006

Spotlight | Damascus/Washington
Back-Door Diplomacy Starts the Ball Rolling

The American administration and the Syrian government have been relying in recent weeks on back-door diplomacy deployed by powerful political and financial networks to help them negotiate an agreement on Iraq that bypasses the crisis over the assassination of former [.

Subscribers only 22.12.2005

damascus
Amin Charabeh

Appointed head of the formidable Palestine section of Syria’s Military [...]

Subscribers only 08.12.2005

terrorism
Damascus Counts on Iran Link

Siding with Damascus, Iran is intent on helping Syria by launching new offensives on the West Bank and in Iraq.

Subscribers only 09.11.2005

Spotlight | intelligence
Deep Splits at Heart of Syrian Regime

Little by little over recent months cracks have widened at the very center of the Syrian government without the internal rifts being apparent beyond the inner circles of government. The crisis arising out of the assassination of former Lebanese prime [.

Subscribers only 27.10.2005

Damascus
Moslem Brotherhood Speaks Up

Rather reluctantly, Issam Al Attar, the 78-year-old spiritual leader of [...]

Subscribers only 27.10.2005

Damascus
Money Problems

Visiting Syria after two days in Lebanon, the speaker of [...]

Subscribers only 13.10.2005

diplomacy
Assad Appeals for Mubarak's Help

Hosni Mubarak is ready to offer Damascus his diplomatic support. But his conditions are very tough.

Subscribers only 29.09.2005

espionage
How Hariri Taped Assad

The head of the U.N. inquiry into the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri, Detlev Mehlis, has found hard evidence incriminating the Syrian regime.

Subscribers only 15.09.2005

Espionage
A Syrian Colonel Defects

The breakthrough in the investigation into the assassination of former prime minister Rafic Hariri resulted from revelations by a defector from Syrian military intelligence.

Subscribers only 01.09.2005

politics
Rifaat Waits for U.S. Go-Ahead

Living in exile in Marbella, Rifaat al Assad, uncle of the Syrian president, is waiting for a green light from Washington and Riyadh to make his move.

Subscribers only 30.06.2005

politics
Syria's Three Red Lines

The 10th Ba'ath party congress, which ended on June 9, saw off a number of old party hacks but the hardliners in government tightened their grip on the regime.

Subscribers only 16.06.2005

damascus
General Ali Mamluk

Deputy director of the Syrian Air Force's intelligence service since [...]

Subscribers only 16.06.2005

diplomacy
Rifaat's International Friends

Rifaat al Assad, who has just announced plans to shortly return to Syria, is busy reactivating his political networks in the U.S., Europe and the Gulf.

Subscribers only 02.06.2005

insurgency
U.S. Ponders Air Strikes on Syria

Exasperated by Syria's support for the insurgency in Iraq, the United States could be poised to launch pinpoint air strikes on Syrian targets.

Subscribers only 02.06.2005

Intelligence - From Anjar to DamascuS

The headquarters staff of Syrian intelligence in Lebanon (counting around [...]

Subscribers only 19.05.2005

Damascus
Three Month Deadline

Crown prince Abdallah of Saudi Arabia stopped over briefly in [...]

Subscribers only 19.05.2005

Intelligence
The "Shawkat" Networks in Beirut

Syria is going to withdraw its intelligence services from Lebanon but the secret networks of gen. Assef Shawkat, powerful brother-in-law of the president, will thrive there.

Subscribers only 17.03.2005

Terrorism
Syria Drops Hezbollah

Caught off guard by Syria's withdrawal of its troops from Lebanon, Hezbollah faces a number of tough choices.

Subscribers only 17.03.2005

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All articles - Syria

Split in Arab League

Syria as Iran's Bridge to the Med?

Maher and Assef Still Squaring Off

Intelligence Job for Presidential Security Boss

Mohamad H. Akhtari

Iranian Plane was Heading to Syria

diplomacy
Who is Behind Khaddam?

Spotlight | Damascus/Washington
Back-Door Diplomacy Starts the Ball Rolling

damascus
Amin Charabeh

terrorism
Damascus Counts on Iran Link

Spotlight | intelligence
Deep Splits at Heart of Syrian Regime

Damascus
Moslem Brotherhood Speaks Up

Damascus
Money Problems

diplomacy
Assad Appeals for Mubarak's Help

espionage
How Hariri Taped Assad

Espionage
A Syrian Colonel Defects

politics
Rifaat Waits for U.S. Go-Ahead

politics
Syria's Three Red Lines

damascus
General Ali Mamluk

diplomacy
Rifaat's International Friends

insurgency
U.S. Ponders Air Strikes on Syria

Intelligence - From Anjar to DamascuS

Damascus
Three Month Deadline

Intelligence
The "Shawkat" Networks in Beirut

Terrorism
Syria Drops Hezbollah

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Split in Arab League

Syria as Iran's Bridge to the Med?

Maher and Assef Still Squaring Off

Intelligence Job for Presidential Security Boss

Mohamad H. Akhtari

Iranian Plane was Heading to Syria

diplomacy Who is Behind Khaddam?

Spotlight | Damascus/Washington Back-Door Diplomacy Starts the Ball Rolling

damascus Amin Charabeh

terrorism Damascus Counts on Iran Link

Spotlight | intelligence Deep Splits at Heart of Syrian Regime

Damascus Moslem Brotherhood Speaks Up

Damascus Money Problems

diplomacy Assad Appeals for Mubarak's Help

espionage How Hariri Taped Assad

Espionage A Syrian Colonel Defects

politics Rifaat Waits for U.S. Go-Ahead

politics Syria's Three Red Lines

damascus General Ali Mamluk

diplomacy Rifaat's International Friends

insurgency U.S. Ponders Air Strikes on Syria

Intelligence - From Anjar to DamascuS

Damascus Three Month Deadline

Intelligence The "Shawkat" Networks in Beirut

Terrorism Syria Drops Hezbollah

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diplomacy
Who is Behind Khaddam?

Spotlight | Damascus/Washington
Back-Door Diplomacy Starts the Ball Rolling

damascus
Amin Charabeh

terrorism
Damascus Counts on Iran Link

Spotlight | intelligence
Deep Splits at Heart of Syrian Regime

Damascus
Moslem Brotherhood Speaks Up

Damascus
Money Problems

diplomacy
Assad Appeals for Mubarak's Help

espionage
How Hariri Taped Assad

Espionage
A Syrian Colonel Defects

politics
Rifaat Waits for U.S. Go-Ahead

politics
Syria's Three Red Lines

damascus
General Ali Mamluk

diplomacy
Rifaat's International Friends

insurgency
U.S. Ponders Air Strikes on Syria

Damascus
Three Month Deadline

Intelligence
The "Shawkat" Networks in Beirut

Terrorism
Syria Drops Hezbollah