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Syria Arrests Assad-Era Officer Seen as Responsible for Triggering 2011 Uprising DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syrian authorities have arrested a former senior security officer and cousin of ousted leader ...

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Syrian authorities have arrested a former senior security officer and cousin of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad credited by some with sparking the country's 2011 uprising due to a crackdown on protests ...

DAMASCUS — Syrian authorities have arrested a former senior security officer and cousin of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad seen by some as responsible for sparking the country's 2011 uprising due ...