"In my entire military career, I never saw a large and strong army like that of Assad evaporate within a ... "Officers and soldiers simply took off their uniforms and disappeared." ...

I took off my uniform, left my weapons ... At the centre, former military, police and intelligence officers, as well as anyone who was part of pro-Assad militia groups, can register for a ...

I took off my uniform, left my weapons, and started to make my way to ... The testimony of the soldiers provides an insight into the rapid collapse of ousted President Bashar al-Assad's regime. The ...