Syrian opposition members have been hoping that the threat of US military strikes would lead to mass defections. “We’re getting a lot of calls from officers who want to defect,” said Adib Shishakly, who represents the Syrian Coalition to the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. He says eight other generals, including an Alawite, are in the process of defecting. Theirprimary concern is for their families; in the past those left behind have been incarcerated or killed. Damascus remained defiant in the face of thedefection and said it was mobilising its allies against potential military strikes. Faisal Mokdad, the Deputy Prime Minister, said: “TheSyrian government will not change position even if there is World War Three. No Syrian can sacrifice the independence of his country,“ he told the AFP press agency.
Posted on: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 02:16:29 +0000
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