According to the Washington Post, inat least one instance, US intelligence helped thwart an ISIS plot to attack areligious site near Damascus earlier this month, officials said.
Officials noted that theintelligence exchange is driven by mutual interest in preventing a resurgenceof the terrorist group, but it does not signal a full support for Hayat Tahriral-Sham (HTS), which remains classified as a terrorist organization.
An anonymous official also confirmedto the Washington Post that the intelligence-sharing with HTS occurred indirect meetings between US intelligence officers and HTS representatives, notthrough third parties. It is also reported that this cooperation began aroundtwo weeks after HTS came to power on December 8.
Moreover, on January 11, Syrianauthorities foiled an ISIS attempt to detonate a bomb at the Sayyida Zaynabshrine, thanks to intelligence warnings from US agencies. The CIA declined tocomment on the matter.
"We share intelligence with theRussians. We share intelligence with the Iranians when facing certain threats.In some cases, we have a duty to warn," said the anonymous official.
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