Syrian soldiers mutiny?
Associated Press reports that some Syrian soldiers have joined protesters in parts of Syria and have murdered their former officers and are taking on security forces in the streets.
The details of what happened in Jisr al-Shughour remain murky, but if confirmed the mutiny would be an extraordinary crack in the regime, which sees its 40-year grip on the country eroded weekly by thousands of protesters calling for the ouster of President Bashar Assad.
The government said 120 troops and police died after “armed groups” attacked in Jisr al-Shughour, but has not explained how the heavily armed military could suffer such an enormous loss of life.
This could signal the beginning of the end for the Assad regime if it’s true. And of course, the Syrians will be more than grateful to the US for all of the aid we’ve given them in their bloody struggle against oppression…oh, right…that’s the one we chose to stay out of.
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There’s still Hamas in Syria, and they’re quite heavily armed, and have a corner on the martyr market. They also have the motive to bring down Assad. Will Syria become Iran-West. much as East Prussia was separated from Germany?
The only problem this represents, is that Assad and most of the officer class of the military are Alawites. The majority of the enlisted men are Sunni muslim; think specifically Muslim Brotherhood. In other words if Assad and the gang go down, then the country gets worse, and more powder is thrown on the Middle Eastern powder keg.
usually the first crack in an oppressive regime, even a terrorist one, is usually when that 18, 19 year old simply can’t kill random people anymore.
As a consequence of the soldiers who murder civilians, they will all go to hell. all murderers will GO TO HELL AND SERVE SATAN FOR ETERNITY.