Army Mutiny Spreads, Syrians Fear Massacre(Sunni troops defect)

OnIslam ^ | 06/07/11

[TigerLikesRooster]

Army Mutiny Spreads, Syrians Fear Massacre

OnIslam & News Agencies

Tuesday, 07 June 2011 13:45

Residents and activists say Jisr al-Shughur casualties followed a mutiny among forces sent to quell civilian protests.

DAMASCUS – Syrian anti-government protesters warned on Tuesday, June 7, of an expected massacre in the town of Jisr al-Shughur as a long line of military vehicles and enforcements moved towards the tiny town following reports of killing 120 police and army members yesterday.

"Thirteen military vehicles are heading to Jisr al-Shughur," where the alleged massacre took place, an activist in the northwestern town told Agence France Presse (AFP) by telephone.

According to Syrian officials, the new army enforcements headed to the town of Jisr al-Shughur after the authorities said 120 policemen were massacred there.

The death toll is the bloodiest in nearly 12 weeks of popular protests against President Bashar al-Assad's 11-year rule.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks TigerLikesRooster.

My wild guess is, the Turks don’t like this one bit, and will make some kind of move — soon.

The Russians have categorically rejected any kind of condemnation of the Syrian dynasty; the Iranians have supported the dynasty as well as one of the candidates to replace it; the Turks think they’ve worked out an understanding, and trade, etc, with the mullahcracy, but a light is beginning to seep in. They’ve been had.

Now they find themselves with an unstable dictatorship to the south on the brink of, well, not collapse, but definitely more bloodshed. They’re starting to face a refugee problem from outside their borders. There’s an ethnic group living inside the borders that wants to carve out its own country there. They’re — hey, what other Middle Eastern nation does this remind you of?

[rmlew]

OnIslam is a Muslim Brotherhood press group.
Doe Hama rules still apply? Can't both sides loose badly?