Manaf Tlass
Manaf Tlass مَنَاف طَلَاس | |
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| Born | Manaf Mustafa Tlass 1964 (age 61–62) Rastan, Syria |
| Relatives | Mustafa Tlass (father) Firas Tlass (brother) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Ba'athist Syria |
Branch | Syrian Army |
Service years | 1984–2012 |
Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Unit | Republican Guard |
| Commands | 104th brigade |
Conflicts | Syrian Civil War Rif Dimashq clashes (November 2011–March 2012) |
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 who defected in 2012. He was the first Syrian Republican Guard commander to defect from the Syrian military and declare support for the opposition.