RT by @Malbrunot: The National’s Khaled Yacoub Oweis reports that Syria’s intelligence chief, Hussein Salameh, has been replaced by the deputy interior minister, Abdelqader Tahhan,

The National’s Khaled Yacoub Oweis reports that Syria’s intelligence chief, Hussein Salameh, has been replaced by the deputy interior minister, Abdelqader Tahhan, allegedly due to friction with Interior Minister Anas Khattab. Link Syrian President replaces intelligence chief to solve internal power struggle | The National Sources say Abdulqader Al Tahhan is seen as a sophisticated operative among the former militants now in control of the Syrian state