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Syrian general joins rebels, cites low morale

Posted: March 17, 2013 at 3:49 a.m.

A high-ranking general in the Syrian army defected Saturday with the help of rebels and said morale is low among those still fighting for President Bashar Assad as the civil war enters its third year.

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