Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab has defected from President Bashar al-Assad's government, the Jordanian government says.
Mr Hijab was appointed less than two months ago and his departure is the highest-profile defection since the uprising began in March 2011.
His family is reported to have fled Syria with him.
A Sunni Muslim, Riad Hijab comes from the Deir al-Zour area of eastern Syria which has been caught up in the revolt.
He is the first cabinet minister to defect and the BBC's Dale Gavlak in Jordan says the development underscores the cracks in the regime which are reaching beyond military ranks.
A month ago, Brig Gen Manaf Tlas, who was considered close to President Assad, also defected.
The prime minister's dismissal was reported by Syrian state TV, which gave no immediate explanation.
His replacement, Omar Ghalawanji, will reportedly lead a caretaker government.
Hours earlier, state TV said a bomb had gone off on the third floor of the Syrian state TV and radio building in Damascus, wounding three people.----
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19146380
By: MB-UK
In: Regional News, Politics, Other Middle East
Tags: syria, pm, defect, jordan
Location: Syria (load item map)
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He looks like a pleasant fellow.
Posted Aug-6-2012 Bymlivsey (1103.36) 
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LoL, looks friendly, huh?
Posted Aug-6-2012 ByBthor420 (831.90) 
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Mugshots of Meth junkies look better.
Posted Aug-6-2012 Bymlivsey (1103.36) 
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Faces of meth....if you have never seen it, google it. It shows pics of people when they first get arrested then it shows the progression of what 2 or so years of meth use does, and most these people they show benn arrested TONS of times in that period, so you can reallly see how the shit just zaps the life out of people. How they look like the living dead....zombies...shits nasty/scary. Luckily where I live we don't have a meth problem...lalthough we have a HUGE heroin prob, and that More..
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I know faces of Meth.
This guy's like "LET ME IN YOUR COUNTRY OR I'LL KILL YOU!!!"
Posted Aug-6-2012 Bymlivsey (1103.36) 
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LoL, he looks like the kind of father who would "honor kill" his daughter for dressing or acting to "western"
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The beginning of the end.....
Posted Aug-6-2012 ByBthor420 (831.90) 
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Even rats know when to leave a sinking ship
Posted Aug-6-2012 Bykiwilurker (22.30) 
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Hahaha this is so embarassing to nutsflipped, mrg and co. Who claim the FSA are alqaeda terrorists and the assad regime is perfect.
Then all of a sudden, the prime minister defects with help of the FSA and vows to support them.
Hahahaha
HOW EMBARASSING!!!!!
Posted Aug-6-2012 ByRasengan (1201.28) Rasengan View Channel Send Message
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It's not embarrassing at all, he is a Sunni and his defection comes at no surprise. He will be replaced, and any other defection will be replaced as well. It won't change a thing on the ground. But you can pretend it's a small victory and if it makes you feel good then that's great ;)
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lol so what if he is a sunni?
Will the regime stop employing sunni ministers soon? They already do that for 40 years friend.
Thanks for the thumbs up
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Mr Happy.
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he's jockeying for position in a post-assad syria, in other words, he's looking for a western-backed radical psuedo-islamic lap to snuggle. politically pragmatic? sure. patriotic? as much as any american politician who gets their marching orders from the ZOG.
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Amen to that brother.
Posted Aug-6-2012 ByMrG (646.00) 
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Is that Sadams brother?
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you cld tell frm his face he's a hypocrit coz he's not wearing his hijab
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