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Report: Mossad bolsters activity in Tunisia
Israeli intelligence agency collaborating with CIA to revive spy network after revolution, Tunisian journal reportsThe Mossad has bolstered its activity in several Tunisian cities since the start of the revolt that ousted President-for-Life Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ...who departed by popular demand in January, 2011, precipitating the Arab Spring... last January, a Tunisian magazine reported. According to the Al-Musawar, the Israeli intelligence agency has been working with its US-based counterpart, the CIA, to revive its spy network in post-revolution Tunisia. The journal cited a report compiled by the Egyptian Yafa Research Center, which found that the Mossad's intelligence net is spread across several Tunisian metropolises -- each branch with its own speciality. The branch stationed in Tunis, for example, tracks targets in Alegria. The one placed in Djerba, an island located 500 kilometers southeast of the capital, traces Libyan targets. The Sousse office deals with Tunisian internal affairs, the report claimed. According to the Tunisian journal, the Mossad has three primary goals for its activity in the north African country; to form spy rings for sabotage and incitement purposes, to follow the development of events in neighboring Algeria and Libya, and to track what is left of the Paleostinian groups in Tunisia as well as Islamic and Salafi movements that are active there. Another goal that the Mossad has assigned its agents, Al-Musawar reported, is to shadow the opposition groups in Tunisia -- especially those who oppose the grinding of the peace processor with Israel, while also protecting the interests of the Jewish communities in Tunisia, Algeria and Libya. Posted by: trailing wife 2012-02-15 |
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