According to the opposition, Ali Habib started refusing to send in the army into cities because he feared increasing defections, and for that he was killed.
ووفقا للمعارضة، بدأ علي حبيب يرفض إرسال الجيش إلى المدن لأنه يخشى زيادة الانشقاقات، وأنه قتل.