Senior Syrian official defects

A member of Syrian president Bashar Assad’s inner circle has defected, a western official has revealed.

Senior Syrian official defects
Fri, 06 Jul, 2012 - 10:08

A member of Syrian president Bashar Assad’s inner circle has defected, a western official has revealed.

Sources said Brigadier General Manaf Tlass, a member of the elite Republican Guards and the son of a former defence minister, has abandoned the regime.

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