March 16, 2008
Assad has placed his own brother in law, Chief of Military Intelligence General Assef Shawkat, under house arrest for plotting a coup against Assad. A split reportedly developed between Assad and Shawkat after former Hezbollah military chief Imad Mughniyeh warned Assad that Shawkat was plotting to seize power. Assad suspected Shawkat in the Mughniyeh assassination and put Shawkat’s rival, the head of General Intelligence in charge of the assassination investigation. The affair even led to Assad to a falling out with own sister Bushra, who is Shawkat’s husband. Assad slapped his sister in the face.after an argument about Shawkat’s plotting against Assad. Bushra has since moved to Paris with her kids leaving us wondering if Assad can’t keep his own house in order, is he capable of running Syria?
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