The mystery surrounding the assassination of a senior Syrian officer and close aide to President Bashar Assad at a beach resort in the northern port city of Tartous last Friday continues.
Brig. Gen. Mohammed Suleiman was described by the website of exiled Syrian dissident Mr Abdul-Halim Khaddam as a “shadowy” figure who handled sensitive intelligence files and was a close Assad associate.
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Arab website reports Mohammed Suleiman, who served as Assad's senior advisor, killed by sniper fire over weekend
According to reports published Tuesday, Syrian security sealed the resort off immediately after the killing and detained a number of people.
London-based Arabic-language newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat said the Syrian public is astonished by the Presidential Palace's handling of the affair. According to Syrian sources, a number of senior officials attended Suleiman's funeral, including Assad's younger brother Maher, who heads the Republican Guard.
Assad's brother-in-law, Military Intelligence chief Assef Chawkat, did not participate due to a personal dispute with the slain officer.
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