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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

Assef Shawkat

In this citizen journalism image provided by the United media office of Arbeen which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrians pray during the funeral of a man killed from a shell in Arbeen town, a suburb of Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 (photo credit: AP)
September 4, 2013, 1:23 pm
Preparing for a strike
A limited Western attack on Syria will do more damage than good, claims one Arab columnist
By Elhanan Miller
The Assad family in 1994. Front: Hafez Assad and Anisa Makhlouf. Rear, left to right: Maher, Bashar, Bassel, Majid, and Bushra Assad (Wikipedia)
January 25, 2013, 6:05 am
Assad’s mother fled Syria, US ambassador confirms
Anisa Makhlouf reportedly reunites with her daughter, Bushra Assad, in the United Arab Emirates
By ToI Staff
Former Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman (photo credit: Youtube image grab)
December 4, 2012, 6:42 pm
Syrian oppositionist: Mubarak’s intelligence chief was killed in Damascus
Haitham Malah claims Omar Suleiman was in Syria to discuss chemical weapons
By Elhanan Miller
Bushra Assad (far right) pictured with the Assad family in 1994 (photo credit: Wikipedia commons)
September 23, 2012, 4:48 pm
Assad’s sister settles in UAE, Syrians in Dubai confirm
Bushra Assad fled Damascus earlier this month, fearing attacks from her brother’s political opponents
By Stuart Winer
Syrian President Bashar Assad in an interview on Syrian television in August (photo credit: image capture from YouTube, AntiQadseya002)
August 29, 2012, 8:41 am
Assad: Syria ‘better now’ after ‘national cleansing’
In first television interview in months, president dismisses possibility of foreign intervention in civil war
By Ilan Ben Zion
July 23, 2012, 2:44 pm
Islamist group, not Free Syrian Army, blew up Assad’s inner circle, Israeli expert says
Last Wednesday’s bombing in the heart of Damascus was carried out by local Muslim extremists, who will surely battle for their piece of the pie as Syria fragments, says Mordechai Kedar
By Mitch Ginsburg
An Israeli tourist is helped as she arrives to Burgas hospital after a bus carrying Israeli tourists in the Bulgarian resort city of Burgas was blown up Wednesday, July 18, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Bulphoto Agency)
July 19, 2012, 1:19 pm
Death in many guises
Bombings rock Bulgaria and Damascus, and a rabbi’s passing rocks the ultra-Orthodox world
By Ilan Ben Zion
Syrian troops clash with rebels in Damascus' Midan neighborhood in July 2012. (AP Photo/SANA via AP video)
July 19, 2012, 1:00 pm
Arab media rejoices over Damascus bombing
Yemen’s president accuses Iran of espionage; wide coverage of the Burgas attack
By Elhanan Miller
Dawoud Rajha and Assef Shawkat (photo credit: AP)
From the WebJuly 18, 2012, 4:56 pm
Profiles of Syria’s slain defense chiefs
BBC: Background on Assad’s brother-in-law, Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Assef Shawkat, and Defense Minister Gen. Dawoud Rajha — both killed in a massive bombing in Damascus Wednesday
Syrian President Bashar Assad and his defense minister Dawoud Rajha (right) at a memorial ceremony for the 1973 War, October 2011 (photo credit: AP Photo/Sana)
July 18, 2012, 4:54 pm
A decisive blow against Assad
With Wednesday’s blast at the heart of the regime, Syria’s opposition has proven that actions on the ground, not UN resolutions, will determine the outcome of the war
By Elhanan Miller
Syrian Defense Minister Gen. Dawoud Rajha (photo credit: AP/SANA)
July 18, 2012, 4:37 pm
3 key Assad officials killed in Damascus blast
President’s brother-in-law, defense minister and top general die in attack at security HQ; intelligence chief and interior minister injured; Israeli analyst predicts Assad’s imminent demise
By Gabe Fisher and AP
Syrian Defense Minister Gen. Dawoud Rajha (photo credit: AP/SANA)
July 18, 2012, 1:22 pm
Syrian troops flee after blast kills top officials
President’s brother-in-law, defense minister and top general die in attack at Damascus security HQ; intelligence chief and interior minister injured; Israeli analyst predicts Assad’s imminent demise
By Gabe Fisher and AP
Bashar and Asma Assad (photo credit: AP/SANA)
May 23, 2012, 6:17 am
Al Arabiya: Syrian officials acknowledge Assad’s brother-in-law was killed four days ago
Reports of Assef Shawkat’s death had been denied by Damascus
By ToI Staff and AP
The aftermath of the explosions in Damascus in early May (photo credit: AP Photo/SANA)
May 20, 2012, 4:37 pm
Bomb goes off near head UN observer as intense fighting reported in Damascus
No casualties from roadside blast; clashes take place in neighborhood housing Foreign Ministry, intelligence agencies
May 20, 2012, 9:59 am
Syrian TV denies top officials assassinated
Free Syrian Army claims it killed six, including defense minister and ex-military intelligence chief
By ToI Staff and AP
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