The bomb assassination of several key members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's inner circle, including his brother-in-law, has shaken the beleaguered Damascus regime as it fights for survival amid a stubborn 17-month-old rebellion.
But it's unlikely that Assad will step down to end his family's 42-year dictatorship, which is rooted in the minority Alawite Muslim sect and has subjugated the mainstream Sunnis who comprise 75 percent of the population.
The dead include Defense Minister Gen. Daoud Rajiha; Maj. Gen. Assef Shawkat, the deputy defense minister and former chief of Military Intelligence who was married to Assad's sister Bushra; and Lt. Gen. Hassan Turkmani, deputy vice president and former defense minister considered a key Assad strategist.
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