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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 427

Riad Hijab

Former Syrian prime minister Riad Hijab, then coordinator of the Syrian opposition team, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 11, 2016 . (AP/Francois Mori)
November 22, 2017, 11:44 am
Syria’s opposition, divided and varied, to get a new face
Head of High Negotiations Committee resigns as talks kick off in Saudi Arabia to form a united front ahead of upcoming peace negotiations
By Sarah El Deeb and PHILIP ISSA
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a press conference after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on April 19, 2016 at the chancellery in Berlin. (AFP PHOTO / TOBIAS SCHWARZ)
April 19, 2016, 2:10 pm
Hundreds rally for soldier accused in Hebron shooting
Abbas says Palestinians reject ‘all forms of terrorist activity’; Russia said to deliver S-300s to Iran by year end; Syrian opposition chief says Golan Heights will return to Syria
By Ilan Ben Zion
Syrians who fled their homes with their families gather around a fire to warm themselves at a makeshift vegetable store in a camp for displaced persons in the village of Atmeh, Syria in December. (photo credit: AP/Muhammed Muheisen)
February 15, 2013, 3:01 pm
Not even the Nazis did what Assad’s doing, says ex-Syrian PM
Defected leader claims Iran is ‘actively running’ Syria days after reports surfaced that Islamic Republic, Hezbollah are building networks of militias there
By Michal Shmulovich
Members of various Syrian opposition groups seen during a press conference after three-day meetings outside Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, October 31, 2012 (photo credit: AP)
November 4, 2012, 3:24 pm
Syrian opposition to undergo reorganization
Largest opposition meeting takes place in Qatar, and Tunisia continues to struggle with its extremists
By Elhanan Miller
Defected Prime Minister Riad Hijab, center, before leaving Syria en route to Jordan in August (photo credit: AP/Shaam News Network)
October 6, 2012, 10:35 pm
Jordanian FM meets with ex-Syrian PM who defected
Closed-door meeting reportedly focuses on ‘developments in Syrian arena,’ reflecting Amman’s growing support for opposition forces
UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi (photo credit: Torsten Silz/AP)
August 18, 2012, 6:45 pm
Syria welcomes Algerian Brahimi as Annan successor
Office of Vice President al-Sharaa expresses support for appointment, denies rumors of al-Sharaa’s defection to opposition
Defected Prime Minister Riad Hijab, center, before leaving Syria en route to Jordan in August (photo credit: AP/Shaam News Network)
August 14, 2012, 2:01 pm
Army must ‘side with the people,’ says Assad’s former PM, predicting regime’s imminent collapse
Riad Hijab, now in Jordan, urges other ‘honorable leaders’ to defect, says he was ‘powerless to stop the injustice’
Defected Prime Minister Riad Hijab, center, before leaving Syria en route to Jordan in August (photo credit: AP/Shaam News Network)
August 8, 2012, 6:46 pm
Syrian prime minister makes dawn defection into Jordan
Free Syrian Army deceived the news media into reporting that Riad Hijab had already crossed the border so that the Syrians would stop looking for him
Members of the Free Syrian Army celebrate after stopping a regime tank (photo credit: AP)
August 7, 2012, 12:16 pm
Syrian PM escape plan was brewing for months, says aide
Riad Hijab was told ‘become prime minister or die’
By Brian Murphy and Jamal Halaby
Riyad Hijab (CC BY Al Manar TV, Wikipedia)
August 6, 2012, 6:46 pm
Syrian defections big blow to Assad, US official says
Regime ‘is crumbling,’ says source close to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Riyad Hijab (CC BY Al Manar TV, Wikipedia)
August 6, 2012, 1:12 pm
Syrian prime minister defects to Jordan
Three other ministers also leave tottering regime
By AP and ToI Staff
Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech at the parliament in Damascus, Syria, in June (photo credit: SANA/AP)
June 23, 2012, 2:25 pm
Syrian tensions mount: Assad’s forces kill 100, and Turkey fumes at downing of its plane
Assad names new loyalist PM; Turkish and Syrian navies search in vain for pilots of F-4 shot down Friday
By AP and ToI Staff
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