UPDATE: 3 High ranking Syrian officers defect to Jordan
12-08-2012 12:00 AM
Ammon News - By Eyad Jaghbeer and Qusai Ja'aroun
AMMONNEWS - Three Syrian high ranking Syrian officers defected and fled to Jordan on Friday , a source told Ammon News.
Brigadier Ibrahim Al Jabawi, Colonel Qaseem Shammari, and Colonel Ali Al Alloush, who was a member of the Syrian Fourth Brigade whhich headed by President Bashar al-Assad's brother Mahir- fled to Jordan through the border city of Ramtha north of Jordan, source added.
A Jordanian official confirmed to Ammon News the fleeing of the Syrian officer.
Last week the ex-Syrian PM Riad Hijab defected to Jordan with his family along with three officials.
* Photo of the Syrian Brigadier Ibrahim Al Jabawi, Source : Syrian activists website