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Syria... Arrest of Bashar al-Assad’s cousin
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CH23: Syrian Interior Ministry spokesperson Nour al-Din al-Baba announced the arrest of a man identified as Yahya al-Assad, cousin of former president Bashar al-Assad. The Interior Ministry spokesperson read out the names and ranks of the military personnel who were detained: Yahya al-Assad — colonel in Branch 105, cousin of Bashar al-Assad. Muhammad Dib Afouf — major general,…
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