A Syrian soldier who defected to join the Free Syrian Army carries a rocket-propelled grenade at an FSA base outside the town of Qusayr, Syria on January 8, 2012.
Defected Syrian soldiers joined the Free Syrian Army modify a pickup truck to mount an anti-aircraft gun at their base outside the town of Qusayr on Jan. 11.
http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news...and-ammunitionSyrian soldiers who defected to join the Free Syrian Army pose for a photograph at an FSA base outside the town of Qusayr.
Anti-Syrian regime protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad, at Bayada area in Homs province, central Syria, on Wednesday Jan. 25, 2012. Government forces clashed with army defectors and stormed rebellious districts in central Syria on Wednesday, firing mortars and deploying snipers in violence that killed at least seven people, including a mother and her 5-year-old child, activists said.
Syrian army defectors patrol a street in Homs province, central Syria, on Wednesday Jan. 25, 2012. Government forces clashed with army defectors and stormed rebellious districts in central Syria on Wednesday, firing mortars and deploying snipers in violence that killed at least seven people, including a mother and her 5-year-old child, activists said.
http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news...regime-in-homsAnti-Syrian regime protesters dance and shout slogans during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad, at Bayada area in Homs province on Wednesday.
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interview with the FSA
Syrian soldiers who defected to join the Free Syrian Army are seen among demonstrators during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Khalidieh, near Homs on Thursday.
I have my doubts about these soldiers beeing from 4th. 4th is all-Alawite brigade under command of Maher al-Assad and given current rise of sectarian violence between sunnis and alawites it would be highly unlikely for them to defect and get cheered in middle of sunni controlled district.
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