Syria's Prime Minister Riyadh Hijab, the latest to join the list of defectors, fled to Jordan with his family on Monday, according to Syrian Opposition. However, Syrian government said that the PM had resigned from his post.
A government source in Jordan told the British daily: "Hijab is in Jordan with his family."
Riyadh Hijab, who had been appointed as prime minister in June after May elections, entrusted with the responsibility of creating a new Cabinet for the Syrian government,is the highest ranking official from Syrian regime to defect.
Hijab was appointed as Syria’s PM in June this yearand was
In a statement read out on Al Jazeera TV, a spokesperson for Hijab said: "I announce today my defection from the killing and terrorist regime and I announce that I have joined the ranks of the freedom and dignity revolution. I announce that I am from today a soldier in this blessed revolution."
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