Exclusive-Turkey asks Britain's MI6 to step up protection of Syria's Sharaa, sources say

Exclusive-Turkey asks Britain's MI6 to step up protection of Syria's Sharaa, sources say

By Jonathan Spicer, Feras Dalatey and Jonathan SaulISTANBUL/DAMASCUS/LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Turkey’s intelligence agency asked itsBritish counterpart MI6 last month to take a larger role in protecting Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa after recent assassination plots, according to five people familiar with the matter.The request highlights efforts by foreign allies to shore up a country still shaken by sporadic violence 15 months after the overthrow of president Bashar al-Assad, with the U....

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