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CNN's Nic Robertson spoke to the eyewitness that raised the alarm to authorities and helped with the arrest of five men on suspicion of a terrorist plot to attack an airbase in England.
High-level Israeli and Syrian officials met Sunday in an effort to lower the temperature between the countries after a recent airbase bombing , according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. Why it matters: The meeting between Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and the director of Israel's Mossad spy agency, Roman Gofman, took place days after an Israeli strike on a Syrian airbase sharply escalated tensions between the two countries. - The Israeli prime minister's office declined to comment and a spokesperson for al-Shaibani did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Israel struck an air base in northwest Syria early Tuesday, saying it aimed to prevent Turkish troops from deploying there. Turkey, which has close ties with the Syrian government and has been providing assistance to Syria's military.
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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.