Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Syrian general, officers flee to Turkey-Turkish official

"(Reuters) - A Syrian brigadier-general and several other defected military officers were among 1,280 Syrians to have fled from Syria to Turkey overnight, a Turkish official said on Tuesday.

The official said the latest defections brought the number of Syrian generals sheltering in Turkey to 18, including a retired general. An undisclosed number of officers also defected with their families, totaling 68 people including family members.

A total of 1,280 refugees crossed over into Turkey's southern Hatay province overnight, bringing the number of Syrian refugees in Turkey to 42,680, the official said......"

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

18 generals defecting...is that considered a lot or a little?

joe anon 1 said...

considered a deception.