Syrian Ambassador to UAE, Two Generals Defect

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Syrian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Abdul-Latif al-Dabbagh has defected, al-Jazeera TV reported Wednesday.

The Doha based television said that Dabbagh defected but it did not say where he was.

In February, Gulf Arab states announced the expulsion of Syria's envoys in protest at Damascus' deadly crackdown on dissent.

A high-level source confirmed to Agence France Presse on Wednesday that Syria’s charge d'affairs in Cyprus, Lamia Hariri, has defected from the regime.

But the source said there was no confirmation that Hariri's husband, Dabbagh, had also defected.

"It is true that Lamia Hariri (has defected) but it is not yet (confirmed) that her husband has," the source said on condition of anonymity.

The Syrian foreign ministry has not yet confirmed the couple's defection

Hariri's defection comes after Nawaf Fares, Syria's ambassador to Iraq, left for Qatar this month after publicly renouncing his post.

Also Wednesday a Turkish Foreigh Minister diplomat told AFP that two more Syrian brigadier generals crossed into Turkey on Tuesday night, bringing to 27 the number of generals who have fled the unrest in Syria.

Turkey has given sanctuary to dozens of army defectors who have formed the Free Syrian Army in opposition to Assad's regime.

It is also sheltering more than 42,000 Syrian refugees who have fled the violence and been accommodated in camps near the border. The camps also shelter rebel forces made up of army defectors.

Comments 8
Default-user-icon mazen (Guest) 25 July 2012, 14:17

and why do they all head to Qatar - the cradle of democracy, freedom of speech, civilization, human rights pioneer, and simply the most transparent and corruption free country in the world? Qatar, the Switzerland that even Switzerland aims to be.

Missing allouchi 25 July 2012, 15:11

We need the head of the snake to be chopped off...Assad must be neutralized....i.e.: KILLED ASAP

Thumb lebanon_first 25 July 2012, 15:57

practical to defect for ambassadors. Difficult to defect for those whose families are inside syria.

Default-user-icon Tonus (Guest) 25 July 2012, 17:14

Next defect will be Ali abdul Karim... will be funny lol

Default-user-icon Tonus (Guest) 25 July 2012, 17:18

Tfeh: Assad already fak ra2ebto

Missing jabalm 25 July 2012, 17:23

allah, sooria, BAShAR ew buss

Default-user-icon Gabby (Guest) 25 July 2012, 17:37

One by one, two by two.....It is now time for bases and divisions to come to the good side too. They will .....Bashar is done. Those that stake their political futures on him will be sadly mistaken.

Missing the_cow_is_ok 26 July 2012, 10:38

Soon enough, all his generals will leave him except for General Michel Aoun.
Trata ta ta