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'Syrian opposition may soon topple Assad'
There are growing signs that the Syrian opposition is stabilizing and will succeed in the coming months in toppling President Bashar Assads regime, a top IDF officer predicted on Tuesday.According to the officer, the IDF has learned of the defection of thousands of Syrian soldiers, including dozens of officers, among them a number of high-ranking colonels. The officers prediction came a day after Defense Minister Ehud Barak told the Knesset that Assad was expected to fall in the coming weeks. The officer said that the IDF was increasingly concerned with the possible fallout from Assads downfall and particularly the possibility that Syrias chemical arsenal would fall into terrorist hands. Posted by: phil_b 2012-01-04 |
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