US Intel Officials Made Secret Trip to Damascus for Talks With Assad Advisor
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Such talks are unprecedented. The two countries haven’t had such direct dealings since near the start of the conflict in 2011.
Bashar al-Assad during the interview in Damascus on Saturday. SYRIAN PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
By ZeroHedge.com
UPDATE: State Department Denies Reuters Report That US Officials Met With Syrian Officials
Reuters has confirmed a bombshell report which first surfaced Tuesday in Lebanese media saying that a high level delegation of US intelligence officials made a secret visit to Damascus in June to meet with President Bashar al-Assad’s most trusted senior advisor, Ali Mamlouk, who serves as Syria’s top security chief.
The meeting, which took place near Damascus international airport, was first revealed by the Lebanese daily al-Akhbar, which reported it ...