Aide: Syrian PM's break months in planning
's prime minister began planning his break from the regime two months ago when offered him the post and an ultimatum: Take the job or die. 's carefully executed flight to the rebel side — described by an aide who escaped with him to became the highest-ranking government official to defect, emboldening the opposition and raising fresh questions about the regime's ability to survive the civil war. Although Assad has been hit by a string of embarrassing defections of military and political figures, they have yet to cause visible changes in the ...
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