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Brig. Gen. [[Manaf Tlass]] is a Sunni Muslim general who defected from the Syrian regime of [[Bashar al-Assad]] on June 6, 2012.<ref name="Slate">Deborah Amos, [http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2012/07/syrian_gen_manaf_tlas_is_being_groomed_to_unite_the_syrian_opposition_after_bashar_al_assad_falls_but_it_is_unclear_he_is_acceptable_to_anyone_other_than_saudi_arabia_and_the_west_.html Could This Man Lead Syria After Assad?], ''Slate'', 31 July 2012.</ref> | Brig. Gen. [[Manaf Tlass]] is a Sunni Muslim general who defected from the Syrian regime of [[Bashar al-Assad]] on June 6, 2012.<ref name="Slate">Deborah Amos, [http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2012/07/syrian_gen_manaf_tlas_is_being_groomed_to_unite_the_syrian_opposition_after_bashar_al_assad_falls_but_it_is_unclear_he_is_acceptable_to_anyone_other_than_saudi_arabia_and_the_west_.html Could This Man Lead Syria After Assad?], ''Slate'', 31 July 2012.</ref> | ||
| − | He is the son of a former Syrian defence minister, [[Mustapha Tlas]]. His sister, [[Nahred Ojjeh]], is a wealthy Parisian socialite | + | He is the son of a former Syrian defence minister, [[Mustapha Tlas]]. His sister, [[Nahred Ojjeh]], is a wealthy Parisian socialite and widow of Saudi arms dealer [[Akram Ojjeh]].<ref name="Slate">Deborah Amos, [http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2012/07/syrian_gen_manaf_tlas_is_being_groomed_to_unite_the_syrian_opposition_after_bashar_al_assad_falls_but_it_is_unclear_he_is_acceptable_to_anyone_other_than_saudi_arabia_and_the_west_.html Could This Man Lead Syria After Assad?], ''Slate'', 31 July 2012.</ref><ref>DAN BILEFSKY and MAÏA de la BAUME, [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/12/world/middleeast/syrian-general-manaf-tlass-fails-to-surface-after-defecting.html Top Syrian General Fails to Surface After Defecting], ''New York Times'', 11 July 2012.</ref> |
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| + | *Erdal Safak, [http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2012/07/generals-road-map.html 'Playboy General of Damascus' Eyeing a Post-Assad Role], Al Monitor, 30 July 2012. | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:27, 5 August 2012
Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass is a Sunni Muslim general who defected from the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad on June 6, 2012.[1]
He is the son of a former Syrian defence minister, Mustapha Tlas. His sister, Nahred Ojjeh, is a wealthy Parisian socialite and widow of Saudi arms dealer Akram Ojjeh.[1][2]
External Resources
- Erdal Safak, 'Playboy General of Damascus' Eyeing a Post-Assad Role, Al Monitor, 30 July 2012.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Deborah Amos, Could This Man Lead Syria After Assad?, Slate, 31 July 2012.
- ↑ DAN BILEFSKY and MAÏA de la BAUME, Top Syrian General Fails to Surface After Defecting, New York Times, 11 July 2012.
