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Syria replaces security chief who allegedly committed suicide Syrian President Bashar Assad has replaced his interior minister as part of a cabinet reshuffle in the face of increasing international pressure. On Feb. 11 Assad appointed Bassam Abdul Majid, a career security officer, as interior minister. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sits beside his Foreign Minister Farouq al-Shara, right, in Damascus on Jan. 19. Assad appointed Shara as a Vice President of the Republic on Feb. 11. Reuters/Khaled al-Hariri Abdul Majid replaced Maj. Gen. Ghazi Kanaan, who reportedly committed suicide in 2005. Kanaan, who for years headed Syrian military intelligence in Lebanon, had reportedly joined the opposition to Assad. Syria increased security measures in Damascus during a United Nations effort to prosecute aides to Assad on charges of planning the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Up to eight senior Syrian security officials could undergo prosecution by the International Criminal Court. Assad also replaced his longtime foreign minister, Farouk A-Shaara. A-Shaara's successor was Walid Mualem, former Syrian ambassador to the United States. A-Shaara, foreign minister since 1984, was appointed vice president. A government statement said A-Shaara, who replaces the exiled Abdul Halim Khaddam, would continue to be involved in foreign policy. "Mr. A-Shaara will be responsible for executing foreign and media policy under the directions of the president," the official Syrian government news agency SANA said. -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
