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

Keen to play the role of mediator between Turkey and Syria, Russia sponsored a new meeting between the spy chiefs of the two countries, which have been at daggers drawn since 2011. The results were not convincing but the meeting at least allowed Ankara and Damascus to set out their demands. [...] (386 words)

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Pro-Damascus Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce makes Paris comeback

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Taksim Square blast makes Ankara ill at ease with its private fighters in northern Syria

Turkish intelligence plays ambiguous game in north-west Syria

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Amman and Damascus coordinate intelligence to bring refugees home

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Turkish and Syrian spymasters making furtive moves to prepare for future normalisation

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

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