Jihad Makdissi, Syria's Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Reportedly Defects

Reports: Syria's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Defects
Syrian foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi speaks during a press conference in Damascus on July 15, 2012. Syria's regime denied its forces used tanks and helicopters in an assault on Treimsa, saying what happened in the central village was the result of clashes with rebels and not a 'massacre.' AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/GettyImages)
Syrian foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi speaks during a press conference in Damascus on July 15, 2012. Syria's regime denied its forces used tanks and helicopters in an assault on Treimsa, saying what happened in the central village was the result of clashes with rebels and not a 'massacre.' AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/GettyImages)

CAIRO, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Syrian foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi has defected from President Bashar al-Assad's government and has left the country, a regional diplomatic source said on Monday.

"All I can say is that he is out of Syria," the source, who did not want to be named, told Reuters.

Lebanon's al-Manar Television said earlier that Makdissi had been sacked for making statements which did not reflect official positions.

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