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Raisethefist.com: Syrian diplomats 'defect' as Aleppo fighting worsens
Syrian diplomats 'defect' as Aleppo fighting worsens
by anonymous Wed Jul 25 21:05:34 PDT 2012
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The US has confirmed the defection of two more senior Syrian diplomats, amid mounting pressure on the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
Syria's representatives in the United Arab Emirates and Cyprus - who are husband and wife - are reported to have fled to Qatar.
It comes amid intensifying clashes in the key city of Aleppo, where troops are trying to halt a rebel advance.
UN members have traded more accusations of blame amid the diplomatic impasse.
Earlier, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the world to "act now to stop the slaughter", but Security Council members remain deadlocked over what action it should take.
The Syrian government has rushed troops and tanks to Aleppo, Syria's second city and commercial centre, which was seized by rebels.
The heightening of the crisis is causing regional concern, say correspondents, amid a growing exodus of refugees and fears the fighting could draw in Syria's neighbours.
"We can confirm the defections of Syrian ambassadors to both the UAE and Cyprus," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters aboard Air Force One, according to AFP news agency.
Mr Carney said the move showed that "senior officials around the Assad inner circle are fleeing the government because of the heinous actions taken by Assad against his own people, and the recognition that Assad's days are numbered".
The diplomats in question are Lamia Hariri, Syria's charge d'affaires in Cyprus, and her husband Abdel Latif al-Dabbagh, ambassador to the UAE.
A military attache at the Syrian embassy in Oman - Mohammed Tahseen al-Faqir - is also reported to have defected.
Earlier this month, Nawaf Fares, Syria's ambassador to Iraq, left for Qatar.
A senior state department official told AFP: "These defections serve as a reminder that the bottom is starting to fall out of the regime. It is crumbling and losing its grip on power."
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