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...Atif Najib was head of the Political Security Directorate in Deraa province in March 2011, when protesters were fired upon and killed by security forces....
...Najib, a maternal Assad cousin and head of the security directorate, who added fuel to the fire, insulting the tribes and then allowing his forces to fire on the crowds....
...Mr Assad’s brother-in-law, Asef Shawkat, is deputy chief of staff, and his cousins Hafiz Makhlouf and Atif Najib are also senior military figures....
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