(Times of Israel) Ron Friedman - Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told the Saudi paper Al-Wattan that Syrian President Bashar Assad's brother, Maher, was severely injured in the blast that killed several key regime officials in Damascus last month. According to the report, Maher Assad, who is the commander of Syria's 4th Division and the Republican Guards in charge of protecting the capital, lost his legs and suffered life-threatening injuries to his lower body in the explosion.
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