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By The Associated Press | The Canadian Press ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's state-run news agency says 33 more members of
the Syrian military have defected to Turkey with their families at a
time of heightened tensions between the two countries over Syria's
downing of a Turkish plane.
The Anadolu Agency said Monday that the group, which includes a general
and two colonels, crossed into Turkey overnight. They were being hosted
at a refugee camp near the border. There was no further information on the group. Thousands of soldiers have abandoned the regime, but most are low-level
conscripts. The Free Syria Army --- the loosely linked group of rebel
forces --- is made up largely of defectors. Defectors affiliated with the Free Syrian Army and based in Turkey are
known to collect food and other supplies to deliver to comrades on
smuggling routes. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/report-33-syrian-members-syrian-military-inc...
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