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Syrian activists claim Six Assad Officials Killed

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The Syrian activist opposition group, the Local Coordination Committee, is claiming that six high-ranking officials of President Bashar al-Assad inner circle have been killed by the rebel forces.

The regime is saying that such reports are “baseless.” One of those killed is reportedly Assef Shawkat, the head of Syrian intelligence and Assad’s brother-in-law. Sources from the Revolutionary Council for Damascus are trying to confirm who exactly was killed or injured,according to the rports.

In addition to Shawkat the list includes

Minister of Interior Mohammad Al-Shaar

Minister of Defence Daoud Rajha

National security chief Hisham Bakhtiar.

Hassan Turkmani, assistant to the vice president

Mohammad Said Bakhtian, assistant to the Baath Party chief

The Syrian regime has accused Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya, who aired the report, of inciting “discord” in Syria ever since a revolt broke out in March 2011.

 

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16 responses to “Syrian activists claim Six Assad Officials Killed”

  1. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    They will die sooner or later. These thugs are the prime target. Now if this is a propaganda then the Syrian regime should make them appear on TV in order to boost the moral of the regime supporters. 

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Maybe SANA can rig up some ‘special footage’.

  2. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    They will die sooner or later. These thugs are the prime target. Now if this is a propaganda then the Syrian regime should make them appear on TV in order to boost the moral of the regime supporters. 

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Maybe SANA can rig up some ‘special footage’.

  3. yazidi Avatar
    yazidi

    they will join the devil in hell soon and nasarsytan will join them later…

  4. yazidi Avatar
    yazidi

    they will join the devil in hell soon and nasarsytan will join them later…

  5. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    Something happened .. a significant event occurred

    Rebel spokesperson claimed the operation was “conducted by chef who poisoned the food served to these senior officials”. This chef joind the revolution lately.
    Several opposition sources said these six officials were admitted to Al-Shami hospital in Damascus, and some of them died of poisoning.
    Reports from the capital Damascus have claimed the closure of several main roads in Damascus, leading notably to Al-Shami. Mobilization around the hospital was so high, and clashes reported in Kafar Soussa. Opponents also argued that a military plane took off at night from the military airport of Mazzeh 

    Meanwhile, Syrian state TV denied the report. Turkmani and Shaar were interviewed by TV channel’s news show, mocking the news about their death. SO two of them are alive!! 

    1. MeYosemite Avatar
      MeYosemite

      Are the other four confirmed?

      1. wargame1 Avatar
        wargame1

        Well , I have read these news from different articles. 
        Turkmani and Shaar  who were interviewed by TV channel’s news show were on the “PHONE” so they didnt appear physically  if I understand correctly. We will know the news soon. There are many many source from Lebanon and Syria. Some kind of attack happened or else Free Syrian Army would never make such claim. 

      2. wargame1 Avatar
        wargame1

        I have scrolled through the youtube comment page regarding this matter. Some said it is confirmed. No one really knows.I have seen some attack video by the free Syrian Army and if I compare the magnitude of current attack before the ceasefire then the current attack by the Free Syrian Army is much more in number and the army defection is also on the rise.
        There are many youtube channel posting the videos but every now and then some of the channel just become inactive or simply disappear….but many more new one pops up. Its a youtube war going on between Shabiha and the Free Syrian Army.

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          It’s the problem with no serious reportage being allowed, wargame1 … all one can do is sit back and watch (and maybe hope 😉 and try to piece together enough bits over time – and draw some conclusion later. Editors often have to do that too, even from reporter fragments. Little shots on YouTube can’t be enough to draw any conclusions … unless you watch the verifiable idiots on bicycles. 🙂

  6. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    Something happened .. a significant event occurred

    Rebel spokesperson claimed the operation was “conducted by chef who poisoned the food served to these senior officials”. This chef joind the revolution lately.
    Several opposition sources said these six officials were admitted to Al-Shami hospital in Damascus, and some of them died of poisoning.
    Reports from the capital Damascus have claimed the closure of several main roads in Damascus, leading notably to Al-Shami. Mobilization around the hospital was so high, and clashes reported in Kafar Soussa. Opponents also argued that a military plane took off at night from the military airport of Mazzeh 

    Meanwhile, Syrian state TV denied the report. Turkmani and Shaar were interviewed by TV channel’s news show, mocking the news about their death. SO two of them are alive!! 

    1. MeYosemite Avatar
      MeYosemite

      Are the other four confirmed?

      1. wargame1 Avatar
        wargame1

        Well , I have read these news from different articles. 
        Turkmani and Shaar  who were interviewed by TV channel’s news show were on the “PHONE” so they didnt appear physically  if I understand correctly. We will know the news soon. There are many many source from Lebanon and Syria. Some kind of attack happened or else Free Syrian Army would never make such claim. 

      2. wargame1 Avatar
        wargame1

        I have scrolled through the youtube comment page regarding this matter. Some said it is confirmed. No one really knows.I have seen some attack video by the free Syrian Army and if I compare the magnitude of current attack before the ceasefire then the current attack by the Free Syrian Army is much more in number and the army defection is also on the rise.
        There are many youtube channel posting the videos but every now and then some of the channel just become inactive or simply disappear….but many more new one pops up. Its a youtube war going on between Shabiha and the Free Syrian Army.

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          It’s the problem with no serious reportage being allowed, wargame … all one can do is sit back and watch and try to piece together enough bits over time – and draw some conclusion later. Editors often have to do that too, even from reporter fragments. Little shots on YouTube can’t be enough to draw any conclusions … unless you watch the verifiable idiots on bicycles. 🙂

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