Atef Najib, a brigadier general and former head of the Political Security Department in Daraa, was arrested by General Security forces in the country's western Latakia province, state media SANA said.

Atef Najib, a brigadier general and former head of the Political Security Department in Daraa, was arrested by General Security forces in the country's western Latakia province, state media SANA said.

PARIS — Syrian security forces arrested Brigadier General Atef Najib, a cousin of ousted president Bashar al-Assad and former head of the Political Security Branch in Daraa province, in Latakia on ...

Syria's General Security Directorate announced the arrest of Atef Najib, a former senior security officer and cousin of ousted president Bashar al-Assad, in the coastal province of Latakia, a figure ...

Syrian opposition forces claim to have taken control of Daraa city in southwestern Syria. The Syrian Defense Ministry has not yet confirmed or denied that rebels are in control of Daraa.