Monday, August 6, 2012

Syrian Prime Minister Defects to Opposition


Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab has defected to the opposition seeking to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. The Free Army of Syria reports that three cabinet ministers have also defected along with the PM (6 August 2012).

Photo credit: Hijab is being sworn in as new PM by Assad on 26 June 2012. REUTERS/SANA

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I wonder where Ahmadinejad will defect to during the downfall of the Khamenei regime?