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Syrian forces reportedly executed 47 Syrian soldiers who tried to defect in the city of Idlib
That doesn't answer the question. Where these deserters caught after the fact or were they infiltrating the SA in a covert way?
Tardacus
It`s not unusual to execute deserters in time of war.during the american civil war 147 union soldiers were executed for desertion.
Tardacus
It`s not unusual to execute deserters in time of war.during the american civil war 147 union soldiers were executed for desertion.
Tardacus
It`s not unusual to execute deserters in time of war.during the american civil war 147 union soldiers were executed for desertion.
Logarock
Before we get to wound up over Syrian rebels conducting executions, Syrian troops have done this and probably more times than is known.
Syrian forces reportedly executed 47 Syrian soldiers who tried to defect in the city of Idlib
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It is also clear with a little research that Syria has used gas on several occasions before the recent large scale use that is reported to have killed nearly 2000 persons. This fact is not unknown but the extent is not widely reported with only one other case, probably a test bed for public response, being generally known.
Some complain about recent rebel handlings of captured loyalists troops but don't consider Syrian actions as undermining any moral or traditional high ground here. Not only have they used gas, shelled residential areas and executed rebels, they have also employed outside military and paramilitary forces to aid them against the FSA.
It has also been claimed by the FSA that chemical weapons have been given to Hezbollah and have been used by Hezbollah. Some are voicing concern that weapons given to the FSA by western powers may end up being used against Israel. No concern seems to be show for the claims that Hezbollah now has chemical weapons although they have a history of attacking Israel with advanced rockets in the past. In fact Israel has had to invade Lebanon several years ago to clean out Syrian and Iranian backed Hezbollah fighters. The idea that Hezbollah now has chemical weapons should be of much greater concern than what FSA will do with basic weapons.edit on 13-9-2013 by Logarock because: n