Manaf Tlass

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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.^[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.

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