Now confirmed on Syrian state TV that Assef Shawkat, Assad’s brother-in-law and right-hand man, is indeed dead.
Good riddance to the ****er.
Confirmed.
Deputy Defense Minister Assef Shawkat and Security Chief General Hisham Ikhtiyar were both killed.
Al-Assad appointed General Fahd al-Jassem al-Freij, Chief of Staff of Syrian armed forces, to replace Rajiha.