Syria to reintegrate volunteer "defected" officers into army "very soon"

NAMPA / Xinhua

2025-11-05

DAMASCUS, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Syria's defense authorities announced Wednesday that it will soon begin accepting applications from "defected" non-commissioned officers (NCOs) willing to rejoin the army, state news agency SANA reported. The door will be opened "very soon" for those volunteer NCOs who have "defected" from the army of Bashar al-Assad's government to rejoin the ranks of the new Syrian army, SANA quoted Assem Ghlyoun, head of the aut......

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