Turkey - four member of French spy ring arrested in Istanbul

AX INTEL BULLETIN: Turkey - four member of French spy ring arrested in Istanbul
DATE: 24JUN2020

Four men have been arrested by Turkish authorities in Istanbul, allegedly for being members of a spy ring operated by an agent who collected information on extremist groups for France’s external spy agency. The arrests were reported on Tuesday by a newspaper with close links to the Turkish government…
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ANTIFA - background (part 1)

AX INTEL ANALYSIS: ANTIFA - background (part 1)
DATE: 12JUN2020

NOTE: This is Part I of a series on the history of the global Antifa movement which describes Antifa and explores the ideological origins of the group. Part II examines the history, tactics and goals of the movement in the United States.

Empirical and anecdotal evidence shows that Antifa is, in fact, highly networked, well-funded and has a global presence…
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France - Can’t recruit enough spies?

AX INTEL BULLETIN: France - Can’t recruit enough spies?
DATE: 08May2020

France’s primary external intelligence agency has expressed frustration with the overall poor quality of job applicants, as it tries to expand its staff by 20% in the coming years. The Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (DGSE) is France’s equivalent to the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). It is tasked with procuring secret political, military and economic information from foreign targets…
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Syrian political process at a standstill

AX INTEL BULLETIN: Syrian political process at a standstill
DATE: 29OCT2020

Following a rare summit in Istanbul on 27OCT, the leaders of Turkey, Russia, Germany, and France agreed to support existing UN-led efforts to form a constitutional committee by late 2018, as the first phase of “an inclusive, Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process.”…
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