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March 8, 2012

Syrian Minister Defects From Assad Gov't 
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Syria’s deputy oil minister has announced he is resigning from his
post and aligning himself with the uprising against President Bashar
al-Assad. Abdo Husameddine is the highest-ranking Syrian official to
defect in the year-long uprising against Assad to date. In a video
statement, Husameddine said he had served for 33 years in various
government posts, but that he is now leaving the regime and "joining the
dignified people’s revolution."



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