Shaky Assad Sacks an Intel Chief

SPY VS. SPY

Setbacks on the battlefield and palace intrigues by Iran are rattling the Syrian government to its core.

Published May 11 2015 8:42AM EDT

articles/2015/05/11/shaky-assad-sacks-an-intel-chief/150511-dettmer-syria-spy-tease_f51zmp — © Desmond Boylan / Reuters

GAZIANTEP, Turkey — The sacking of yet another Syrian intelligence chief has raised suspicions that President Bashar al-Assad’s inner circle is fraying under the pressure of recent battlefield losses to the rebels.

Jamie Dettmer

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Shaky Assad Sacks an Intel Chief

Setbacks on the battlefield and palace intrigues by Iran are rattling the Syrian government to its core.

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Jamie Dettmer