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Syria
Ahmed al-Sharaa shaping Damascus's new intelligence structure

By Fanny Alarcon
Reading time 3 min

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Damascus on 30 December 2024.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Damascus on 30 December 2024. © Khalil Ashawi/Reuters

Syria's new leader wants to restructure the former regime's intelligence services, and to do so he can count on spymaster Anas Khattab, who already oversaw intelligence in Idlib.

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