High-Ranking Syrian General Defects in New Blow to Assad -- New York Times
Syria’s embattled leadership suffered a new setback on Wednesday with the publicly broadcast defection of its military police chief, the highest-ranking officer to abandon President Bashar al-Assad since the uprising against him began nearly two years ago.
The defector, Maj. Gen. Abdul Azia Jassem al-Shallal, announced his move in a video broadcast by Al Arabiya, saying that he had taken the step because of what he called the Syrian military’s deviation from “its fundamental mission to protect the nation and transformation into gangs of killing and destruction.”
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More News On The Defection Of Maj. Gen. Abdul Azia Jassem al-Shallal
Top Syrian Official Defects -- Voice of America
Syria military chief General Abdel Aziz Jassem al-Shallal defects from Assad regime -- The Australian/AFP
Syria military police chief defects to rebels -- The Guardian
Syrian military police head defects as death toll climbs -- Deutsche Welle
My Comment: The defections are happening .... but slowly. Sighhhh .... this is going to be a long war.
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