Syrian general said to defect to Turkey
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A Turkish Foreign Ministry official says a Syrian brigadier general defected to Turkey in recent days. If confirmed, it would be one of the highest level defections from the regime since the Syrian uprising began in March 2011.
Thousands of soldiers have defected from the Syrian regime, but most are low-level conscripts. Brig. Gen. Mostafa Ahmad al-Sheik, who fled to Turkey in January, was the highest ranking officer to bolt at the time. (AP)
