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Two More Syrian Generals Flee to Turkey, Official Says
Source: Reuters
Two more Syrian generals flee to Turkey, official says
Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:42am EDT
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Two Syrian brigadier-generals fled to Turkey overnight, part of a group of about 10 people that included colonels and other military officers, a Turkish official told Reuters on Saturday.
The latest defections would bring the number of Syrian generals taking refuge in Turkey to 24.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE86K08Q20120721?irpc=932
