Syria: Assad regime ‘ready to use chemical weapons’, senior defector warns

“It doesn’t occur to any Syrian, not only me, that Bashar al-Assad will let go
of power through political interventions… He will be ousted only by
force,” the former diplomat warned.

He also claimed that Sunni Muslim militants in al-Qaeda are collaborating with
the regime, which is dominated by those from the minority Allawite sect.

“There is enough evidence in history that lots of enemies meet when their
interests meet,” he said to explain the surprising alliance.

He added: “al-Qaeda is searching for space to move and means of support, the
regime is looking for ways to terrorise the Syrian people.”

Mr Fares is the most prominent politician to defect since the uprising against
President Assad began.

He has held senior positions in the ruling Ba’ath party and powerful security
services, and served as governor in several provinces.

The revelations came as UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is due to hold talks
with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Syria but Mr Fares dismissed any
chance of success as “impossible”.

“Several months have passed and… the regime hasn’t implemented a single
article of (Kofi Annan’s) plan.”

Russia and China have blocked two previous UN resolutions that condemned
President Assad’s government for the continuing violence.

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