Reuters: Al-Shaybani and Mossad chief held phone talks on Turkey's military presence in Syria

Reuters quoted three informed sources as saying that Mossad head Ronen Bar held a phone call with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani last week, during which they discussed the Turkish military presence in Syria. The call, which the sources told Reuters took place on August 14, came days before Israel launched an attack on Abu al-Duhur military airbase in the countryside of Idlib, northern Syria. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had announced air strikes on Abu al-Duhur military airbase in Syria to prevent a Turkish military presence there.