Manaf Tlass
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Manaf Tlass is a former Syrian brigadier general and member of a prominent Sunni family who defected from Bashar al-Assad’s regime during the Syrian civil war.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Syrian military officer
ⓘ
brigadier general ⓘ defector ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance | Syrian Arab Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Syrian Ba’athist establishment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian opposition in exile ⓘ |
| background | comes from a powerful military and political family in Syria ⓘ |
| closeTo | Bashar al-Assad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | military education in Syria ⓘ |
| era | 21st century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab
|
| event | defected during the Syrian civil war ⓘ |
| familyName | Tlass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Mustafa Tlass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherAllegiance | Hafez al-Assad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | former Syrian Minister of Defense ⓘ |
| givenName | Manaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStance | supports negotiated political solution in Syria ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| memberOf | prominent Sunni family ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Syrian Arab Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| name | Manaf Tlass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction |
called for political transition in Syria
ⓘ
publicly broke with the Syrian regime ⓘ |
| notableEvent | his defection was widely reported internationally ⓘ |
| notableFamilyMemberOf | Tlass family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the highest-ranking Sunni officers to defect from Assad’s regime
ⓘ
defection from Bashar al-Assad’s regime ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Bashar al-Assad’s government after defection ⓘ |
| partOf | Syrian regime inner circle ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commander in the Republican Guard ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| residenceAfterDefection | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleBeforeDefection | senior officer in the Republican Guard ⓘ |
| securityRole | involved in regime security apparatus before defection ⓘ |
| sibling | Firas Tlass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfDefection | early phase of the Syrian civil war ⓘ |
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