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IRAQ SYRIA TURKEY

Fidan and Mamlouk to thrash out Turkish-Syrian business in Baghdad

Turkey and Syria's spymasters are due to meet in Baghdad later this month to tackle bilateral sticking points such as the refugee crisis, the Kurds, and the situation in Idlib, under the watchful eye of the region's new mediator, Iraq's prime minister Mustafa Al Kadhemi. [...] (396 words)

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Amman and Damascus coordinate intelligence to bring refugees home

Turkish and Syrian spy chiefs Hakan Fidan and Ali Mamlouk talk again at Russia's initiative

Between Beirut and Tehran, Ali Mamlouk gets back into regional affairs

Spymaster Ali Mamlouk has slipped from public view

Hossam Louka's star ascends within Syrian intelligence

Turkish and Iranian spies take cloak and dagger warfare from Afghanistan to Lebanon

Riyadh and Tehran pursue secret dialogue in Baghdad

Biden's envoys visit North Eastern Syria to reassure Mazloum Abdi

Iraqi security chief Falih al-Fayyadh sent to Damas to soothe Bashar al-Assad's feelings

Egyptian spymaster Abbas Kamel discusses Egypt-Iraq rapprochement with Tehran

Al-Kadhimi plays role in Iran-Saudi talks

Moscow takes tougher stance against Ankara Free

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