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Assef Shawkat: hostage of Syria's ruling family

(Zaman Al Wasl)-  Assef Shawkat, once Syria's most powerful man and ruling family's son-in-law, remained hostage to the Assad family’s decision till his death in Damascus bomb attack on July 18, 2012. Shawkat is one of the few figures in Syrian contemporary history whose life as an...