Atef Najib
Political security chief in the city of Daraa
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| Intro | Political security chief in the city of Daraa | |
| A.K.A. | عاطف نجيب | |
| A.K.A. | عاطف نجيب | |
| Places | Syria | |
| is | Military personnel | |
| Work field | Military | |
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Biography
Atef Najib (Arabic: عاطف نجيب) was the political security chief in the city of Daraa, and is a cousin of President Assad. According to a fighter who defected to the opposition in the Syrian Civil War, Najib took "pleasure in hearing their [children being tortured by the government] painful moans".