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2011-11-25 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

47 Syrians Dead, Including 29 Civilians, as Homs Clashes Rage

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Posted by Fred 2011-11-25 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11147 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 Losing pilots is going to severely hurt the security forces, and was probably a very intentional hit.

Their active duty personnel number less than 200,000, and their reserve, possibly 250,000, but of questionable ability and resolve. Probably 50-100,000 secret police as well. But there are about 7,000,000 combat age males in Syria.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-11-25 13:31|| 2011-11-25 13:31|| Front Page Top

#2 How many reliable Alawite troops. Maybe 10k to 20k.

Posted by phil_b 2011-11-25 20:15|| 2011-11-25 20:15|| Front Page Top

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