According to an Iraqi security source cited by An-Nahar, Baghdad transmitted intelligence to Damascus six months ago, enabling the thwarting of a plot aimed at assassinating the de-facto Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa.

According to an Iraqi security source cited by An-Nahar, Baghdad transmitted intelligence to Damascus six months ago, enabling the thwarting of a plot aimed at assassinating the de-facto Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa.

The plot is said to be linked to former HTS members who joined ISIS.