(ROUGH CUT ONLY - NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />Footage of former Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab, who fled Syria on Monday (August 6), was uploaded to a website on Wednesday (August 8).<br/> <br />His defection is one of the most high profile desertions from Assad's political and military circles.<br/> <br />The video was said to be shot in the southwestern Syrian city of Deraa, shortly before Hijab was smuggled into Jordan.<br/> <br />Reuters is unable to independently verify the contents of the video, which was obtained from a website, and Hijab's whereabouts remains unknown.<br/> <br />On Monday, Hijab denounced Assad's government a "terrorist regime" after fleeing the country.
