Reuters, 24/12 15:34 CET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials held
secret communications with members of President Bashar al-Assad’s
government to try to limit violence in Syria, and explored ways to
encourage a military coup in 2011 as the civil war got under way, the
Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
American intelligence officials identified army officers
belonging to Assad’s minority Alawite sect who could lead a coup, but
they found few weak spots to exploit, the Journal said, citing
interviews with more than two dozen people, including current and former
U.S. officials.
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Source: Euronews
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