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Syrian officer recounts discovery of Israeli spy Eli Cohen in Damascus in 1965

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Retired Syrian officer Said Jawish, in an interview with Al Majalla magazine, described how Syria's 134th signals unit tracked radio transmissions over three years to locate Israeli spy Eli Cohen's apartment in Damascus, identified via a rooftop antenna and a timed power cut, with Cohen having operated under the alias Kamel Amin Thabet from 1962 to 1965.

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Kako je sirijska 134. jedinica za veze locirala izraelskog špijuna Elija Cohena Penzionisani sirijski oficir Said Jawish opisuje kako su presretnute poruke, karakteristična antena na

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  • Damask · City / settlement

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  • where it happenedDamask - Eli Cohen's apartment was located in this city

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