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| Syrian minister targeted in ambush on car |
| 2013-11-24 |
| Syrian Reconciliation Minister Ali Haidar's car came under fire Saturday near the coastal area of Tartous, Syrian activists and state media reported, but he was not in the vehicle at the time of the ambush, dpa reported. Syria's state television said Haidar's driver was killed. An eye specialist by training, Haider is the leader of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, one of the Damascus-based opposition parties tolerated by the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He was appointed minister in 2012. Haider's son was killed last year when his car was ambushed by rebels in the central province of Homs. |
| Posted by:Steve White |