Formation of Free Syrian Army could lead to turnaround in uprising
(NEWSER) - A turnaround in the Syrian protests? That’s what supporters are hoping—and opponents are fearing—as a group of defectors attempts to organize an armed movement against President Bashar al-Assad. Until now, the protesters have been largely peaceful and mostly unarmed, and though defections had occurred in the past, until now they were in such small numbers that the government was able to capture or kill most defectors. But the group, calling itself the Free Syrian Army, is trying to change that. “It is the beginning of armed rebellion,” the army leader tells the Washington Post . “You cannot remove this regime except by force and bloodshed.” More»
