The usual grain of salt, but it fits...
DEBKAfileâs intelligence sources totally refute the reports broadcast last week claiming Syria had shut down the Damascus offices of Palestinian terror groups in response to a sharp American ultimatum. They discovered that Islamic Jihad and Hamas operational leaders supposedly expelled to Beirut, Cairo and Qatar to throw the Americans off the scent have all gone to ground in Syria. The Islamic Jihad's Ramadan Abdullah Shalah, Zeid Nahla and Ibrahim Shehada, as well as the Hamasâs Musa Abu Marzouq, Khaled Meshaal and operations chief Imad el-Alami are all in hiding under the protection of Syrian military intelligence. A senior Israeli security source commented: âHaving this collection of top terror operatives under cover and working overtime is not good news for anyone.â |