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Free Syrian Army 'not only defectors'
Growing number of civilians are taking up arms to join the Free Syrian Army's fight against government forces.
Last Modified: 25 Jan 2012 14:30

Many Syrian civilians are taking up arms to defend themselves from the government's 10 month crackdown on peaceful protests.

A number of them have joined the Free Syrian Army (FSA), a group of thousands of members, most of whom have defected from the country's security forces in order to protect civilians.

Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Tripoli in northern Lebanon.

 

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