Syria Suffers More Mass Defections As Top Army Officers Defy Assad And Arrive In Turkey With Their Families -- Daily Mail
A host of top Syrian army officers have defected from brutal President Bashar Assad's forces and arrived in Turkey.
A general, two colonels, two majors, one lieutenant and 33 soldiers have turned up, with their families, Turkish state television has said.
A total of 224 individuals are seeking asylum in the neighbouring country, also reported by private news channel CNN Turk.
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More News On Mass Military Defections In Syria
Syrian army chiefs join wave of defections to Turkey -- France 24/AP
Defections and Downed Turkish Jet Worsen Syria Crisis -- New York Times
Report: Syrian general, dozens of other soldiers defect to Turkey -- MSNBC
Syria general deserts senior command in Damascus -- The Telegraph
Report: 33 Syrian army members defect to Turkey -- CNN
More Syrian army defectors flee to Turkey -- AFP
Syrian generals reported to be among deserters -- CBC/AP
Syrian officers 'defect to Turkey' -- The Guardian
Three top Syrian officers defect to Turkey. How bad for Assad? -- Tom A. Peter, Christian Science Monitor
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