Diplomatic source in Moscow confirms close and direct cooperation between British intelligence and Al-Nusra Front

A diplomatic source in Moscow confirmed that there is  close cooperation between British intelligence and the Al-Nusra Front terrorist organization in Syria. He pointed out that London isn’t  embarrassed by publicising  its cooperation with the terrorist organization from secrecy over the past years to the public by establishing direct contacts between the two parties.

The British MI6 intelligence agency’s representative Jonathan Powell suggested that leader of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (outlawed in Russia) Abu Mohammad al-Julani should build close cooperation with the West, a diplomatic source in Moscow told TASS on Monday.

According to him, Western intelligence agencies are seeking to directly establish contact with international terrorist groups active in Syria. The meeting between Powell and al-Julani took place in the Idlib de-escalation zone near the Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing on the Syrian-Turkish border, the source said. According to him, the meeting was focused on the possibility of removing Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham from the list of terrorist organizations. In addition, an agreement was reached on maintaining a permanent communication link with international terrorists designated as such by the United Nations Security Council.

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Inas Abdulkareem