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ANKARA, Turkey — Another 85 Syrian soldiers, including a general, have fled to Turkey in a growing wave of defections.
Turkey’s state-run Andolou news agency said Monday that the group of defectors also included 14 other officers, ranging from one colonel to seven captains. It is one of the largest groups of Syrian army defectors to cross into Turkey since the uprising began against President Bashar Assad.
The soldiers who crossed over Monday followed 33 others, including a general and two colonels, who did the same a week earlier, in a sign that high-level defections appear to be increasing.
Although the defections are notable, Assad’s regime has remained remarkably airtight.
