Refugees coming from Syria wait to receive humanitarian aid at the entrance of an NGO in the area of Wadi Khaled on the Lebanon-Syria border. (File photo)
Regime Insiders Among Syrian Refugees, Says U.S. Ambassador -- CNN
(CNN) -- When you think of refugees, you may think of huddled masses, tired and poor. But those aren't the only types of people fleeing Syria.
"Members of the regime, little by little, are flaking off," U.S. ambassador to Syria Robert Ford told CNN Thursday, giving some prominent examples.
Ford said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's mother, Anisa Makhlouf, has moved to the United Arab Emirates, while Assad's sister Buhra, has been living in Dubai.
In addition, Ford said Syria's former foreign ministry spokesman, Jihad Makdissi, has fled to the United States as a refugee, though, contrary to rumor, Ford said, Makdissi was not working with the U.S. government.
The regime's core is weakening gradually, Ford said.
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My Comment: These 'insiders' have clearly given up on the regime.
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