On 2026-08-14, Mossad director Roman Gofman spoke by phone with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani about Turkish military presence in Syria. Days later, Israel struck the Abu al-Duhur airbase. Netanyahu warned Israel will not tolerate Turkish military presence in Syria.
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Aug 19 - The head of Israel's Mossad spy agency, Roman Gofman, held a phone call with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani last week in which they discussed Turkey's military presence in Syria, three people familiar with the matter said.
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Mossad chief Roman Gofman and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani discussed Türkiye’s military presence in Syria on August 14. The call came days before Israel struck a Syrian military airbase in the north and marks one of the highest-level contacts between Israel and Syria’s new government. Source: Reuters
EXCLUSIVE: Mossad director, Syria foreign minister discussed Turkish military deployments before strikes, sources say Reuters
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Mossad director, Syria foreign minister discussed Turkish military deployments before strikes, sources say www.reuters.com/world/middle... The head of Israel's Mossad spy agency, Roman Gofman, held a phone call with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani last week in which they discussed Turkey's military presence in Syria, three...
The call, which the sources said took place on August 14, came days before Israel launched airstrikes on a Syrian military airbase in the north of the country on Tuesday.
The August 14 call is one of the highest-level contacts yet between Israel and the Damascus administration led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Aug 20 - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said he made clear to Israel there were no plans to establish a Turkish military base at Abu al-Duhur airbase, which Israel struck on Tuesday, saying the site was being rehabilitated for use by the Syrian Air Force.
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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani says Israel had no justification for bombing the Abu al-Duhur airbase, arguing Syria had already told Israel there was no planned Turkish base or permanent Turkish deployment there. Israel says the strike was meant to prevent a Turkish military buildup. Al-Shaibani disputes that, saying the base was largely empty and was being rebuilt for Syria’s air force
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not tolerate a Turkish military presence in Syria.
The foreign minister says in an interview that Turkish military officials had visited the airbase as part of training.
Syrian — Israeli airstrike on Syrian airbase linked to Turkish military talks #Israel #Military #Syria #Syrian #News Israeli forces struck a Syrian airbase in the early hours of August 14, according to reports, just days after high-level discussions between Israeli intelligence chief Roman Gofman and Syria’s foreign…