In the early morning hours, several officers (a lieutenant and a captain at least, the ranks of the other officers are not known) and around 30 members of the Syrian army stationed in Idlib province decided to defect and make their way into Turkey. It is reported that two of the officers were also Alawite, and that they along with other defecting soldiers engaged in a fierce firefight between themselves and soldiers who fired upon them as they attempted to leave. 4 soldiers were killed in the ensuing battle and the rest of the soldiers are reported to have made it safely across the border into Turkey.
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