Major Haitham Emhammed hides his face to protect his family Photo: RUTH SHERLOCK
Defecting Syrian Soldier Tells Of His Marriage Torn Apart By Brutal Conflict In Homs -- The Telegraph
Syria's brutal conflict is not only tearing communities apart - families and even marriages are also falling victim. A defecting soldier from the besieged town of Homs tells his story.
As Major Haitham Emhammed prepared to return to Syria from his hiding place in Lebanon and fight for the overthrow of President Bashar al Assad's regime, his wife called him repeatedly on his mobile phone.
Mrs Emhammed, who is still inside Syria, wasn't calling to urge him to fight for freedom, or even to beg him to be careful. His wife, a member of the Alawite ethnic group that make up Mr Assad's hard-core of support, was calling her Sunni Muslim husband to lambast the rebel movement he has joined, and bemoan the fact that he had left his family.
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My Comment: What is happening in Syria is exactly what happened in Iraq 5 years ago .... Sunni and Shiite differences exploded into armed conflict and civil war. Expect more divisions to arise in Syria as cities like Homs becomes a target, Syrian military defectors increase the fight against military supporters of the Syrian regime, and country-wide armed clashes increase the body count.
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