July 19th, 2012 - 04:27 GMT First of the family to fall: Who was Assad's brother-in-law? When Assad's brother-in-law, Shawkat, as well as Chief of Staff among other confidantes, fell people started to wonder if this was the beginning of the end for a leader going the same way as his fellow Arab toppled leaders. Read more
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