Ali Mamlouk

UPDATE: State Department Denies Reuters Report That US Officials Met With Syrian Officials

UPDATE: State Department Denies Reuters Report That US Officials Met With Syrian Officials (MEE) — US intelligence and defence officials met with Syria’s security chief Ali Mamlouk in Damascus, according to multiple sources, seven years after severing diplomatic links with President Bashar al-Assad‘s government and backing the Syrian opposition. Two senior US intelligence officials, speaking on the condition of […]

An unnamed “senior US official” reportedly made a surprise visit to the Syrian capital city of Damascus earlier this week, meeting with Ali Mamlouk, the Syrian National Security Chief.
Those familiar with the situation say the US official pressed American concerns in the Syrian War, in particular a number of Americans who are “missing” inside Syria, including CIA operatives who were on the ground.