The assassination of 49-year-old Major Ahmed Zamzam, an official in Gaza’s internal security service, sent shockwaves through the Palestinian street and raised urgent questions about the tactics and new missions of collaborator militias acting as a dirty tool for the Israeli Occupation.

The new Syrian state continues to track and monitor sabotage operations carried out by remnants of Assad’s ousted regime, who have made the Syrian coast a secret hub for operations aimed at destabilizing security.

The joint initiative was announced during a high-level meeting hosted by the Nigerien capital, Niamey, on November 7, which brought together the defense ministers of the Sahel Alliance countries.