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    Defected Syrian PM urges more breaks from Assad

    By JAMAL HALABY | Associated Press – Tue, Aug 14, 2012

    AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Syria's defected prime minister says he is joining the rebel side and is urging other political and military leaders to break from Bashar Assad's regime.

    Riad Hijab's comments on Tuesday were his first public remarks since leaving his post and fleeing to Jordan with his family last week. Hijab is the highest-ranking political figure to defect from Assad's regime.

    Hijab says that he decided he could no longer support Assad because the Syrian president has no ability to halt the fighting. Activist say more than 20,000 have been killed in battles between rebels and government forces since March 2011.

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