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June 10, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3552992,00.html

Report: Assad's Brother-in-Law Attempted Coup

[Ynet News ] Die Welt reports that Syrian military intelligence chief Assaf Shawkat, Assad's brother-in-law, attempted to seize power by force in February, but was arrested after Hizbullah leader Imad Mugniyah informed Assad of the plot. Shawkat was detained along with a hundred other Syrian intelligence officers. Mugniyah was assassinated in Damascus days later.

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