How accurate can this news be? There are several angles to this information. First, the Westerners need the Golani terrorist to remain. Perhaps this news is a sign of this terrorist's vulnerability.
Israeli intelligence report:
Intelligence reports suggest that the so-called Julani regime "Foreign Minister", Asaad al-Shaibani, has established a narrow inner circle loyal to Turkey within state institutions, militarily, politically, and security-wise, that takes direct orders from him and his team. This tight circle operates independently of the influence of Asaad al-Shaibani and Al-Julani
According to the intelligence information, a secret meeting was held at the Syrian consulate in Istanbul on December 27, 2025, attended by al-Shaibani, during which a plan was discussed to limit the political, security, and military influence of Al-Julani.
They discussed limiting his influence as he seeks to approach Arab countries, especially Gulf states, at the forefront of which are Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt. This would lead to diminishing the Muslim Brotherhood and Ottoman-style influence. It appears that al-Julani orientation toward the Arab sphere did not please al-Shaibani and his team, who, according to the same sources, oppose deepening these relations and advise instead leaning fully toward the North.
The leaked information also reveals that al-Shaibani, who holds the position of Foreign Minister, is the one who manages Al-Julani meetings step by step, informs his allies of them, and supervises them directly. This is a clear violation of diplomatic and political protocol. Not only that, but al-Shaibani has moved his office from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Presidential Palace, which violates constitutional norms, presidential customs, and diplomatic traditions.
He effectively acts as the president’s personal secretary and the foreign minister at the same time. No one can meet Al-Julani without al-Shaibani being present. Al-Julani does not meet any delegation alone. Even any media outlet wishing to interview al-Julani must coordinate directly through al-Shaibani’s assistant and his inner circle, who review the questions to be asked.
Sources leaked from Tel Aviv add that al-Shaibani is tightening control over Al-Julani, to the point of isolating many figures who accompanied him during his time in Idlib.
The sources reiterate that al-Shaibani has isolated many figures who accompanied Al-Julani from Idlib to Damascus. In short, according to the source, the one ruling Syria is al-Shaibani, not al-Julani. Al-Julani has become merely a media façade.
The information reveals that all staff in the Presidential Palace were carefully selected by Asaad al-Shaibani and are exclusively loyal to him. He also appointed Engineer Ali Kaddah as Secretary-General of Cabinet Affairs and prevents Maher al-Sharaa (brother of Al-Julani) from attending important meetings or even being informed about them. Sources say al-Shaibani uses Maher al-Sharaa only as a Russian translator, weakening Al-Julani real sources of power and reinforcing the foreign minister’s grip on the state.
These developments have led to a serious conflict between al-Shaibani and so-called "Interior Minister" Anas Khattab. Khattab was provoked by al-Shaibani’s behavior, his unchecked influence, and his issuing of orders, even to the "Interior Ministry", which is unacceptable.
According to the source, Anas Khattab has become deeply resentful of al-Shaibani’s domination and the way he gives orders as if he were president. They are astonished by al-Julani silence and by what is really happening, leading to verbal clashes and tensions between the two camps.
The source notes that al-Shaibani’s noticeable success is due to open support from the “Ottoman” side, which has opened all doors for him, externally and internally, intelligence-wise. His expansion of Syria’s foreign relations, especially with Turkey, has given him political capital far beyond his traditional role as foreign minister.This has made him a strong candidate, now openly discussed by his supporters, to become a powerful "president" or a future presidential contender. We may soon see a major surprise: the departure or political sidelining of al-Julani, with al-Shaibani replacing him.
The report adds that al-Shaibani enjoys an image of being relatively secular and socially open, similar to Ottoman-style politics, political Islam, but flexible. He shakes hands with women, smiles, chats casually, projecting a different social approach from the tension displayed by al-Julani and the radical figures around him.
This openness, combined with Turkish and Western support, could make him an acceptable regional and international candidate in a post-Julani phase, especially given international desire to end the Syrian conflict, something they believe cannot be achieved with al-Julani in place.
Al-Julani carries a heavy legacy: his past ties to al-Qaeda, actions against the Free Syrian Army, conflicts with opponents, and recent massacres in the coast, Suweida, Sheikh Maqsoud, and Ashrafieh. This legacy makes him vulnerable to pressure and blackmail by regional states.
According to intelligence assessments, al-Shaibani sees al-Julani removal as necessary to appease marginalized communities and stabilize Syria. The report claims he is laying the groundwork, through gradual institutional control, loyalty-building, and strategic appointments, for eventual sidelining or even a coup against al-Julani, with regional and international understandings.
The report concludes that al-Shaibani is executing a deliberate strategy of gradual empowerment, embedding himself in all state institutions, political, security, and military, while weakening al-Julani´s real authority behind the scenes and strengthening his own grip in preparation for the decisive moment.

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