15th Syrian General Defects to Turkey
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
A Syrian general and a number of soldiers defected and crossed into Turkey on Wednesday, the 15th such high-ranking officer to flee the conflict-wracked nation, a Turkish diplomat said.
A total of 66 people fled into Turkey from Syria on Wednesday, including the general and two colonels as well as soldiers and their families, the diplomat told Agence France Presse on condition of anonymity.
Turkey has become home to dozens of soldiers who have crossed the border. Defectors have formed the Free Syrian Army in opposition to the regime of President Bashar Assad.
Around 35,000 displaced Syrians have sought refuge in Turkey since the start of a bloody uprising in March 2011.
04 July 2012, 23:10
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Bachar, Maher and company are losing their top commanders one by one. This is the strongest message the FSP (free Syrian people) can get. It means the end is nigh for the dictatorship.
05 July 2012, 16:18
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akh mennak ya benzona chou maher! the end is nigh, huh! would you agree with Dr. Geagea's prediction that this nigh will happen before this new year's nigh? based on your past predictions, though, the end has arrived just about 6835 times since two thousand and figh, oops, five! wlak yay chou maher yay
05 July 2012, 10:39
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This leaves only about 75,628 generals left. According to brilliant analysts of the likes of gazzona (or something like that), the end of the Assad regime is just around the corner.
