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Syrian Deputy Oil Minister defects

Syrian Deputy Oil Minister Abdo Hussameldin has announced his defection on YouTube, becoming the first high ranking civilian official to abandon President Bashar al-Assad since the uprising against his rule erupted a year ago.

Cautionary: Graffiti of a Syrian revolutionary flag on the outskirts of Idlib, north Syria.
Cautionary: Graffiti of a Syrian revolutionary flag on the outskirts of Idlib, north Syria.
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Published 8 March 2012, 01:48Updated 11 October 2016, 06:45
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