— Syrian state media reports that former Syrian government officials — includin…

🇮🇱🇸🇾🇸🇾 — Syrian state media reports that former Syrian government officials — including former military intelligence chief Kamal al-Hassan and businessman Abu Ali Khadr, who was close to the Assad family — visited Israel in early December, where they met with Israeli intelligence officials.

According to the reports, they requested that Israel protect the Alawite community and support their ‘autonomy project’, citing Russia’s declining interest in providing protection or political cover for the Alawites and its lack of support for autonomy efforts.

— Israel Hayom | @thewarreporterr