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Manaf Tlass مَنَاف طَلَاس | |
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| Birth name | Manaf Mustafa Tlass |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Rastan, Syria |
| Allegiance | Syria |
| Service | Syrian Arab Army |
| Years of service | 1984–2012 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Unit | Republican Guard |
| Commands | 104th brigade[1] |
| Battles / wars | Syrian Civil War Rif Dimashq clashes (November 2011–March 2012) |
| Relations | Mustafa Tlass (father) Firas Tlass (brother) |
Manaf Tlass or Manaf Tlas (Arabic: مَنَاف طَلَاس, romanized: Manāf Ṭalās; born 1964) is a former Brigadier General of the Syrian Republican Guard and member of Bashar al-Assad's inner circle[2][3][4] who defected in 2012. He was the first Syrian Republican Guard commander to defect from the Syrian military and declare support for the opposition.[5]
- ^ "By All Means Necessary!" (PDF). Human Rights Watch. December 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "Top Syrian general 'defects to Turkey'". The Guardian. 5 July 2012.
- ^ Sharp, Jeremy M. (9 August 2011). "Unrest in Syria and U.S. Sanctions Against the Asad Regime" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Syria: Defection Rumors Rife; Annan Diplomacy Founders". Eurasia Review. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Manaf Tlass". Carnegie Middle East Center. Retrieved 3 January 2022.