Israel reportedly had secret communications with ousted President Bashar al-Assad’s regime on WhatsApp for years before it was toppled earlier this month.
The Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that Tel Aviv established contact with Assad and his inner circle, with its intelligence agents sending messages posing as “Musa” on the messaging app.
The agents reportedly sent these messages under the name “Musa” to the top brass in Damascus, including his defence minister, Ali Mahmoud Abbas.
The Israeli army reportedly started the conversations due to the growing presence of Iranian forces and proxy militias including Lebanon’s Hezbollah in Syria since the conflict there began in 2011. Hamas also reportedly had a presence in Syria despite the departure of its leaders from the country shortly after the conflict broke out……more
