A Coup Against Syrian President Bashar Assad's Government?

From Ya Liban:

Beirut / Berlin - According to a report by the German newspaper Die Welt the Syrian military intelligence chief Shawkat attempted to seize power by force in February, but was arrested after Hezbollah military commander Imad Mughniyah informed Assad of the plot

An attempt to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad's government was thwarted without the international community's ever having noticed, Die Welt reported yesterday, citing international German intelligence sources.

The report stated that Assef Shawkat ( pictured) , Syrian military intelligence chief and Assad's brother-in-law, planned to seize control of the government while the president was hosting a meeting of the Arab League in Damascus in February. Shawkat was detained along with a hundred other Syrian intelligence officers.

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My Comment: There appears to be a considerable amount of dissension in the Syrian hierarchy. When your own brother-in-law wants to remove you, your security and safety must now be questioned. The exposure and destruction of your country's nuclear program does not help either.