France, Syria
DGSE helps court pinpoint Syria's chemicals programme

France, Syria
DGSE memo on Syrian chemical programme upholds justification for French sanctions against Beirut-based firm

According to a French foreign intelligence service memo, the Beirut-based company Electronic Katrangi Trading has been engaged in chemical proliferation operations for the Syrian government since July 2020. The firm, which denies that, has been under French and US sanctions since 2018.

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Syrian chemical programme, UK's Economic Crime Committee, Swedish StratCom at NATO, Pakistani ambassador in Kabul, Skopje and NATO, PLA in Taiwan

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from London to Stockholm, via Kabul and Skopje.

France/SyriaFrench company Smart Pegasus remains under sanctions for participating in Syrian chemical weapons program.

United KingdomOpposition MP's push parliamentary Economic Crime Committee project.

Sweden/LatviaSwedish anti-fake news agency shines at NATO's StratCom.

Pakistan/AfghanistanISI investigates attempted assassination of Pakistani ambassador in Kabul.

North MacedoniaSkopje intelligence chief learns the rope at NATO.

ChinaPeople's Liberation Army tests modern urban warfare techniques to hone Taiwan strategy.

France
The DGSE highlights its status as a fully integrated intelligence service

The DGSE, France's external intelligence service, aims to use its new website to enhance its image. In particular, it wants recognition for its status as an "integrated service".

France
DGSE looking for thick-skinned cyber experts

France's DGSE external intelligence service is trying to reduce turnover in its technical directorate (DT). It has hence begun warning potential recruits of its difficult working conditions in its job advertisements, hoping in this way to avoid disappointing young recruits with high potential.

Spotlight | France
DGSE swallows up €2bn in resources

France's external intelligence service has launched some major works to increase its interceptions capacities and make room for new staff. Some bugetary juggling has been involved.

France
Lafarge probe could lead to DGSE's door

Active in all contacts between Lafarge and Islamic militants in Syria, France's DGSE has its eyes glued now on the legal case against the cement giant.

France, Syria
DGSE could be called in Lafarge case

The Paris prosecutor's office, which opened an investigation into alleged [...]

France, Syria
Security chiefs ponder Assad's chemical plans

What could be done if Syria deployed chemical weapons, was the key question French security chiefs addressed in Paris recently.