Shawkat was one of the most feared figures of the assad regime, and was married to. Shawkat was one of the most feared figures of the assad regime, and was married to the presidents sister. Assads brotherinlaw assef shawkat confirmed dead ya. The attack also killed assef shawkat, the syrian interior minister and president bashar alassads brotherinlaw, and injured the national security chief. Sep 09, 20 in the late 1980s patrick seale wrote an excellent account of the alassad familywell before it was clear that bashar, its bookish, quiet, secondoldest son, would one day lead the syrian. The syrian intelligence war a tale of two security headquarters. Daoud rajha, left, syrias defense minister, and asef shawkat, president. Amir thinks he should have accepted the beating from assef years ago, when he was given the. Abu yazid said he had taken part in the battle, which he said began as rebels attempted to assassinate assef shawkat, a brotherinlaw of mr. After this bushra, who is the presidents sister, moved to. But after basil died in a car crash and bushra insisted, they eloped, and a. How does the author potray assefs character throughout. The end of the political solution as the syrian regime tries to regroup after a rebel bombing that killed its defense minister, foreign policys michael weiss says the attack shows. Assef shawkat was the deputy minister of defense of syria from september 2011 until his death in july 2012.
Abdul halim khaddam, the former vice president of syria confirmed that assef shawkat was been killed on 19 may, 2012 about shawkat general assef shawkat 1950 2012 was the deputy minister of. Jul 18, 2012 defence minister dawoud rajha, 65, and his deputy general assef shawkat were killed. He and three other top syrian government officials were killed on 18 july 2012 in damascus during a deadly bomb attack allegedly organized by th e free syrian ar my. When we are first introduced to assef, he is very childish. Mar 30, 2018 mailing address counterpunch po box 228 petrolia, ca 95558 telephone 1707 6293683. Mar 01, 2008 assef shawkat, or shawqat as written on his mossad credentials arabic.
We also heard three strong explosions, said the man. The deaths of at least three of the regimes most senior figures hurts on multiple levels. With his strongmen dead, is this the beginning of the end for. Elie hobeika in beiruthazmieh january 24th 2002, and the infamous. Bashar, maher, and assef were said to form the inner circle of power in the assad government. Assads brother keeps syrian family in power cbc news. Syrias uprising has entered a dramatic new phase as rebels fighting the regime of bashar alassad killed three of his top security chiefs in a devastating bomb attack in the heart of damascus. He is rarely photographed or even quoted in syrias media. Abu adass had no role in the assassination except as a decoy, and the videotape was recorded at gunpoint approximately 45 days before the assassination.
Maher, legend has it, pulled out a gun and shot shawkat in the stomach. One of the dead assef shawkat, the presidents brotherinlaw and head of his crisis team had been blamed for some of the most brutal episodes of repression. Abu adass to record the tape approximately 15 days before the assassination in damascus. He added that the clash was close to the swiss embassy and the home of major general assef shawkat, the deputy chief of staff for security affairs, who is married to president bashar alassads sister, bushra. Uniiic ii reports revisited, by way of deception, deceit. Jul 18, 2012 three of the regimes leaders lay dead around the table where they had been holding a weekly crisis meeting. Mailing address counterpunch po box 228 petrolia, ca 95558 telephone 1707 6293683. Aniseh chawkats father assef shawkat top left with her mother bushra was syrian deputy minister of defence between 2011 and his death in. Assef shawkat, the presidents brotherinlaw who was the deputy chief of staff of the syrian military. Assef shawkat 19502012, was deputychief of staff of the syrian army and the former head of military intelligence. Jamil al sayyed born 1950 is the former head of lebanons surete generale or lebanese general security directorate. The kite runner analysis assef by zachary white on prezi.
Assef shawkat, bashars brotherinlaw, is the head of military security and intelligence. Airstrikes mark the end of a supposed ceasefire the ceasefire that was meant to accompany the eid holiday in syria was widely ignored. Jul 18, 2012 syrian state tv confirmed the death of assef shawkat, assads brotherinlaw and the deputy head of the armed forces, and his closest security adviser, as well as dawoud rajha, the minister of. Architects of regimes brutal crackdown pay the ultimate price. Damascus bombing smashed assads inner circle that planned. Bassel alassad 19621994, was the original candidate for presidential succession, however, he. In may, stories circulated that several members of the assad inner circle had been poisoned and. That knowledge, and the fact mentioned in earlier intelligence reports, that he adamantly refused repetitive us offers, inducing him to join this covert us strategy, since the latter part of the 1990s, and because it is a given, for people in the know, that had he been alive today, he would be able to decipher with great ease, all these. Assef shawkat, deputy defence minister and former military intelligence chief who was killed in a suicide bomb attack on july 18. In the kite runner what rights did assef steal from. Syrian rebels kill at least 2 military officials the new. Assef shawkat, or shawqat as written on his mossad credentials arabic. Aljazeera inside syria general daoud rajha, the syrian defence minister, has been killed in an attack on the national security headquarters.
Assef shawkat historica wiki fandom powered by wikia. In the kite runner what rights did assef steal from hassan. Bushra is reported to have fled to abu dhabi with her children following this. Fighting seized neighborhoods encircling damascus for a fifth straight day thursday, a day after president bashar assads key security aides were killed in a brazen bombing attack in the sharply. Assef shawkat 15 january 1950 18 july 2012 was deputy minister of defense of syria from 2011 to 2012. Assads slain aides had many people who would want them dead. Lahoud recommended to bashar assad that he remove kanaan and appoint his brotherinlaw assef shawkat instead.
Assef shawkat, brotherinlaw of the syrian leader, bashar alassad, who has been killed by a rebel bomb in damascus. Jul 18, 2012 the attack hit during a meeting of security chiefs. He has been confirmed dead has the free syrian army,and he is confirmed dead by the syrian regime,they are even page that say he died as a man,and this time his death is true,so nobody should change it again preceding unsigned comment added by 24. In any case, lahouds cleanup campaign ended a short time after it began, when it emerged that he might cause damage to the chief of syrian intelligence in lebanon, ghazi kanaan, who was also on hariris payoff list. Defense minister dawoud rajha and the deputy defense minister assef shawkat, who. A ruthless attack that proves assad is not invincible the. But any syrian would have told you that president bashar alassads 62yearold brother. He strokes sohrab in front of amir and forces him to perform a humiliating dance, all of which hints at the. Then there is the question of whether assef shawkat really died today, or in fact two months ago. Syria rebels gain ground in damascus fighting the boston. Character analysis assef is assef dynamic or static. Hassan nasrallah will prove his humanistic and moral values ounce more for all to see, because he is simply a nationalist, bent on using all tools at his disposal to liberate his country and his people. Leading syrian regime figures killed in damascus bomb attack.
Bassel alassad 19621994, was the original candidate for presidential succession, however, he died in a car accident. Uniiic ii reports revisited, by way of deception, deceit and murder. He hopes obama will back syrias ongoing enterprise of murder assassinations, starting from the cia2mossad assassination of mr. Assad troops and rebels stage shootout in heart of.
He and two other top syrian government officials were killed on 18 july 2012 in damascus during a deadly bomb attack masterminded and organized by free syrian army. Is the murder of the syrian strongmen the beginning of the. Malek described conversations in homs in january 2012 with a member of the crisis committee, deputy defense minister assef shawkat, mr. Defence minister dawoud rajha, 65, and his deputy general assef shawkat were killed. Secondly, assef taunts amir with sohrab to let amir what he had put the boy through. A m m shawkat ali he retired from service as secretary 2001. The world saw only a handful of pictures of assef shawkat. Jul 31, 2012 assef shawkat was the syrian deputy defence minister and the husband of bashar alassads older sister bushra. Abu adass to record the tape approximately 15 days before the assassination in. Sad at the loss, which can not be compensated yet pride was all over their faces,sacrificed their son of the soil. Both shawkat and maher alassad were mentioned in a leaked draft version of the mehlis report as suspects in the 2005 murder of former lebanese prime minister rafik hariri.
Bushras husband, security bigwig assef shawkat, was killed in the july 18th bombing. Syrian state tv confirmed the death of assef shawkat, assads. With his strongmen dead, is this the beginning of the end. In the late 1980s patrick seale wrote an excellent account of the alassad familywell before it was clear that bashar, its bookish, quiet, secondoldest son, would one day lead the syrian. He later stated that general assef shawkat forced mr. He was released due to lack of evidence on 29 april 2009 and was never charged with a crime. Jul 19, 2012 the deaths of at least three of the regimes most senior figures hurts on multiple levels. General assef shawkat, who was killed in a bomb attack at the. The killing of assef shawkat, the deputy defence minister and. Asef shawkat is a very strong man, and its not just about the love. Assef has ultimate justification gods will for what amounts to murder. May 21, 2019 aniseh chawkats father assef shawkat top left with her mother bushra was syrian deputy minister of defence between 2011 and his death in 2012, and she is the niece of president bashar alassad.
Assef shawkat, who has been killed aged 62, was the brotherinlaw of syrias president bashar assad, and a feared figure in the security apparatus that has being trying to crush the current uprising in the country. Wrapped in that blanket of secrecy, president bashar alassads younger brother has been vital to the familys survival in power. The first involves the retaliation by the ruling syrian regime headed by bashir alassad against rebel forces blamed for an earlier bombing attack reportedly near his residence that claimed the lives of four of his closest associates, including his brotherinlaw, deputy defense chief assef shawkat. He and three other top syrian government officials. How does the author potray assefs character throughout the. He and three other top syrian government officials were killed on 18 july 2012 in damascus during a deadly bomb attack allegedly organized by the free syrian army. Leading syrian regime figures killed in damascus bomb. That was how i escaped my fathers aloofness, in my dead mothers books.
The attack hit during a meeting of security chiefs. A bombing in damascus killed at least three of president bashar alassads most. Turning a blind eye was ordered by assef shawkat, the number two man in syrian military intelligence and a good friend and brother in law of syrian president bashar assad. Assef shawkat was the syrian deputy defence minister and the husband of bashar alassads older sister bushra. He was detained for four years, from 2005 to 2009, due to his alleged involvement in the assassination of former lebanese prime minister rafik hariri.
Deadly blast strikes at heart of bashar assads inner circle. When president hafez alassad died in 2000 after almost 30 years in charge, shawkat was believed to be. Shawkat s marriage into the assad family brought him mixed fortunes, and his life read in some ways like something out of the soap operas he was said to write as a hobby. Assef beats amir with brass knuckles, snapping his ribs, splitting his lip and breaking the bone beneath his left eye. Oct 19, 2005 shawkat, who refused to remain silent, reminded maher that he was married to his sister bushra, a matter that angered maher even more. They eloped after the death of basil assad, who had objected to the match. Assef carries around his legendary set of brass knuckles, which he uses to pummel anyone weaker or deemed.
Assef survived, and the two were said to have good relations then. The day i met syrias mr big ammar abdulhamid opinion. Few knew what he really did, or what power he wielded. Aniseh chawkats father assef shawkat top left with her mother bushra was syrian deputy minister of defence between 2011 and his death in 2012, and she is the niece of president bashar alassad. He also had significant influence in the leaderships of palestinian.
Since ethnicity and religion intertwine inextricably in the afghanistan of the kite runner, assef justifies ethnic cleansing through religion. A first cousin, rami makhlouf, has become one of the worlds richest men, with a fortune in. One was assef shawkat, 62, the husband of mr assads sister, bushra, who was a former head of military intelligence, deputy chief of staff of the armed forces. Hassan turkmani was the syrian assistant vicepresident, head of syrias crisis management operations, and the army general that was formerly minister of defence from 2004 to 2009. He lectured us about the virtues of zakat and the duty of hadj. Assef shawkat, head of syrias military intelligence. According to state television, the dead included the defense minister, dawoud rajha. Shawkat was a member of the alawite sect, an offshoot of shiite islam that has dominated the elite since hafez alassad took power in 1970. Syrian state tv confirmed the death of assef shawkat, assads brotherinlaw and the deputy head of the armed forces, and his closest security. Amir thinks he should have accepted the beating from assef years ago, when he was given the choice of saving hassan or letting assef rape him. Hafez assad accepted this soninlaw, however reluctantly assad loved bushra so much, she could get away with anything and he gave shawkat jobs to go with his new standing. Shawkat studied law and history at the university of damascus but joined the syrian arab army in the late 1970s. Assads intelligence services had already cooperated. Serial assassins cia mossad assef shawkat senior partner.
Hassan turkmani was the syrian assistant vicepresident, head of syrias crisis management operations, and the army general that was formerly minister of. With tears in their eyes and flowers in their hands people paid tribute to their national hero. Assef shawkat was born to an alawite shia family in the village of almadeleh in tartous, syria on 15 january 1950. Bombing kills key assad aides as syria fighting rages the new. Mar 30, 2012 abu yazid said he had taken part in the battle, which he said began as rebels attempted to assassinate assef shawkat, a brotherinlaw of mr. He was killed on 18 july 2012 in a bombing in damascus, during the syrian civil war. Assads slain aides had many people who would want them. Shawkat was particularly known for meddling in the affairs of syrias neighbours notably lebanon. But one pro regime source in damascus told the guardian it was possible that. That boy sleeping in the other room is hassans son. Three of the regimes leaders lay dead around the table where they had been holding a weekly crisis meeting.
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