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Syria's prime minister defects from regime

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    Assad's grip on the nation crumbling?

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A senior US official says the defection of Syria's prime minister is more evidence that the Asad regime is crumbling.

-- -- correspondent James Rosen has the latest on Syrian officials jumping ship.

With his flight to Jordan former Syrian prime minister Riyadh -- job became the highest level civilian defector from the regime of president Bashar all solved -- -- was a lot -- The Syrian prime minister had a choice to be part of this criminal regime but he chose to be among the Syrian people and -- revolution.

A Sunni -- job -- only being in his job since June and was not a member of assaults -- like inner circle still US officials seized on the defection and those of three army general sent to other ministers.

As fresh indications that the dictators grip on power is loosening he is.

Seems incapable of preventing senior members of his.

Government and his military from defecting.

And I think that indicates.

A situation where.

The eventuality of stuff -- leading power.

Comes closer and closer.

-- authenticated footage purported to show the aftermath of continued government shelling in -- level.

The commercial district near the Turkish border that is one of the rebels' last strongholds.

Yet the opposition managed to set -- a bomb inside the state run TV station in the capital city Damascus no injuries were reported.

And broadcasting continued uninterrupted and -- and Laura called whatever target we go after we can reach this.

And there be more victories in the coming days.

A State Department official urged other assault loyalists to quote break with the bloody past and defect on their own but critics say the Obama administration should be doing more.

What you see is a risk of the conflict just -- analyzing turning into not just a Syrian civil war.

But a regional conflict that's much more dangerous for our interest and so it is key I think the United States decide how it's gonna acting get in there and show some leadership.

-- White House spokesman said the US is working closely with regional allies to lay the ground work for a post -- Syria.

But Iran is busy too announcing a conference for later this week.

For those countries that maintain quote realistic stances on Syria.

-- James thank you.

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