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| Syrian Opposition Reports Deputy Defense Minister Killed |
| 2011-12-11 |
| Syrian opposition officials in London reported that Deputy Minister of Defense of Syria Assef Shawkat, husband of Bushra Assad was killed during an argument with his aide General Ali Mamlouk. "Yer mustache!" "Yer mother's mustache!" "I show my shoes at youse!" "Oh yeah? I fills youse with lead!!" [BLAM] [BLAM] [BLAMMITY BLAM] "Eeek! I am undone!" [THUNK] "Rosebud!" [gasp] [rattle] [twitch] According to the report, which has yet to be confirmed by official sources, Shawkat was secretly rushed to hospital in Damascus where he died of his wounds. Other sources claim he's in a coma. General Assef Shawkat is the deputy Minister of Defense of Syria since September 2011. He is married to Bashar Assad's sister Bushra and is from the Sunni sect. He is a member of President Bashar al-Assad's inner circle. Since the appointment of General Dawoud Rajiha to head the Ministry of Defense, Shawkat is an important figure in the Ministry of Defense, though the army is under the de facto control of Maher al-Assad, the president's brother. So did Assef decide to join the rebels, or was he playing a double game and got caught, or did Pencilneck just want to shorten the lines of communication? |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |