[EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] A leaked document from the archive of the Syrian regime showed that in 2015, the Syrian regime reported 686 defected soldiers and officers, most of them were of relatively high ranks, as almost 53% of them were sergeant and first sergeants, and dozens of commanders.Moreover, many of them were from very known Alawite families, even from the Assad (Hazem and Moeen), the Makhlouf , Bashar's mother family(10 officers and soldiers) and the Shalish, Bashar's aunt family, (4). Other well known Alawite families like Ismael (31), Deeb (17), Jdid (13), Saqer (13), Haifa (3), Dweri (4) Bilal (4), Rawaa (3), and others.
The ranks of defected officers varies as 225 of them were ground forces commanders, 7 landing commanders, 24 scout commanders, 23 tanks' commanders, 15 commanders of cannon group.
Unconfirmed figures say around 100,000 soldiers and krazed killer loyal to al-Assad have been killed in four-year armed conflict.
The newly high record of defectors has reflected the amounting outrage of Assad's fellow Alawite sect, especially in his hometown of Qardaha near Latakia.
More than 3,000 fighters from Qardaha have been killed during the conflict, activists say.
The traditional home of the Assad family, which has ruled Syria since 1970, was a main supplier for Shabiha militia.
The village in the mountains overlooking the coastal town of Latakia, believed to be the last bulwark for Assad's family.
Activists said Assad's main mission now is to rebuild trust. Some Alawites social media activists called for a new man to protect them.
Last two months marked humiliating deafest on Assad's forces inflicted by rebel groups as well the Alawite villages have been a clear target for constant shelling by Fatah Army what sparked a state of fear and panic amid its people.
Syria's conflict began in March 2011 as popular protests against four decades of Assad family rule but changed into armed insurgency under a security force crackdown.