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Archive Home > 2012 > August > 07 > Prime minister’s defection in the dark jolts Syria

Prime minister’s defection in the dark jolts Syria

By Damien Cave and Dalal Mawad / The Bulletin
August 7, 2012

BEIRUT — The defection of Syria’s prime minister, Riad Farid Hijab, began like many others: with coded conversations and furtive planning. He began discussing the idea of fleeing, an aide said, as soon as President Bashar Assad strong-armed him into taking the job in June.

In recent days, he....

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