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At least five former military officers who had joined the ranks of Syrian rebels admitted on Wednesday that they were wrong and refused to fight against the government, al-Quds al-Arabi online news portal reported.
The officers fought in the Free Syrian Army (FSA) - the main armed opposition group composed of defected Syrian Armed Forces personnel and volunteers.
Originally posted by SLAYER69
Have they rejoined Assad or simply stopped fighting the regime?
I tried the link but am I the only one who got an "oops, page not found"?
At least five former military officers who had joined the ranks of Syrian rebels admitted on Wednesday that they were wrong and refused to fight against the government, al-Quds al-Arabi online news portal reported.
Originally posted by SLAYER69
Have they rejoined Assad or simply stopped fighting the regime?
NVM. Must have been lag.
edit on 27-9-2012 by SLAYER69 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by GarrusVasNormandy
Originally posted by SLAYER69
Have they rejoined Assad or simply stopped fighting the regime?
NVM. Must have been lag.
edit on 27-9-2012 by SLAYER69 because: (no reason given)
...Or, just to entertain the thought, couldn't this be another sign of possible - bad - things to come? The civil war is one thing, but if they are aware of an imminent threat bigger than the regime, they could be gathering or something like that. Again, just to entertain...