IRBIL, Iraq — A former French intelligence officer who defected to al-Qaida was among the targets of the first wave of U.S. airstrikes in Syria last month, according to people familiar with the defector’s movements and identity. Two European intelligence officials described the former French officer as the highest-ranking defector ever to go over to the…
US airstrikes in Syria targeted French agent who defected to al Qaida
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