thepoliticalnotebook:

Maj. Gen. Abdelaziz Jassim Al-Shalal, the Syrian military police chief, has defected to the rebels/opposition forces. In a video statement, he said:

“The army has destroyed cities and villages and has committed massacres against an unarmed population that took to the streets to demand freedom. Long live free Syria.”

Photo: screenshot from his video statement from an undisclosed location.

[The Guardian]

Another day, another sign the Assad regime is fading.