Syrian PM defects to opposition
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Riad">Riad</span> <span word="Hijab">Hijab</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="defected">defected</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bashar">Bashar</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Assad">Assad</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="defection">defection</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ranks">ranks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dignity">dignity</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="blessed">blessed</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>," <span word="Hijab">Hijab</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Jazeera">Jazeera</span> <span word="television">television</span>.</p><p><span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Hijab">Hijab</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fired">fired</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Amman">Amman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="defected">defected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span>, <span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="Atari">Atari</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Hijab">Hijab</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="defection">defection</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Army">Army</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Assad">Assad</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>.</p><p><span word="Jordan">Jordan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="denies">denies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="defected">defected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="kingdom">kingdom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="Amman">Amman</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="official">official</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="anonymity">anonymity</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defector">defector</span> <span word="Riad">Riad</span> <span word="Hijab">Hijab</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jordanian">Jordanian</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>. <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="Hijab">Hijab</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="defected">defected</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p><p><span word="Hijab">Hijab</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="defectors">defectors</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Mohammad">Mohammad</span> <span word="Otri">Otri</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="AFP">AFP</span>.</p>
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