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List of Syrian defectors

List of Syrian defectors

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During the rule of the al-Assad family and the Syrian Civil War, a number of prominent Syrian figures have defected to either the rebellion or to other countries:

During Hafez al-Assad rule

During Bashar al-Assad rule

Syrian civil war

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