The spy cables: five things we have learnt so far

Leaked documents from Al Jazeera reveal unprecedented look into the world of international espionage

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Hundreds of secret intelligence documents have been made public, in one of the most wide-ranging intelligence leaks in history.

Al Jazeera and The Guardian are publishing files that show the secret communications between South Africa's State Security Agency (SSA) and its international counterparts, including MI6, the CIA, Mossad, Russia's FSB and Iranian operatives.

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