Former Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab, who defected from the government of President Bashar Assad last week, holds a press conference in the Jordanian capital Amman on Tuesday. NBC
Bashar al-Assad Regime 'Controls Only 30 Per Cent Of Syria' Says Former PM -- The Telegraph
President Bashar al-Assad’s regime controls less than a third of Syria and the army should abandon him for the “side of the people”, the country’s former prime minister said.
Riyad Hijab, who became Syria’s most senior defector when he left his post 10 days ago, said the “corrupt” regime was suffering “spiritual and financial” collapse.
Delivering his first public remarks since changing sides, Mr Hijab spoke in the Jordanian capital, Amman, before the version of Syria’s national flag flown by the rebels. He used this appearance to predict Mr Assad’s downfall, praise the “revolution” and incite the army to turn on its commander.
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