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Source: http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/09/18/238771.html
Report: Assad's Sister Defects
(Al Arabiya) Bushra al-Assad, the sister of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has fled Syria with her children, an informed source told Al Arabiya on Tuesday. Her husband Assef Shawqat, who was the deputy chief of staff of the Syrian Armed Forces, was killed on July 18, 2012. The Syrian source said Bushra had escaped Syria amid reports of "rising disputes" within the Alawite sect. "Some Alawite leaders are worried that the whole sect would eventually be implicated by President Assad in crimes against civilians," the source said.