Sunday, 15 January 2012
Imad Ghalyoun told Al Arabiya TV that many Syrian parliament members would like to join the revolution.
Imad Ghalyoun, a member of the Syrian Peoples Assembly who is closer to the ruling Ba’ath party, told Al Arabiya TV on Sunday he was joining the Syrian opposition against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
Ghalyoun, who chairs the budget committee in the Syrian parliament, added that many parliament members would like to voice their opposition to the regime but that they fear for their lives.
Ghalyoun, who chairs the budget committee in the Syrian parliament, added that many parliament members would like to voice their opposition to the regime but that they fear for their lives.
Ghalyoun’s defection came as Syrian opposition in Turkey plan to form a high military council, headed by a top defector, to oversee military operations against the regime as they boost their efforts to isolate Assad’s government.
General Mustafa Ahmad al-Sheikh, the most senior commander to defect from the Syrian army, is due to announce the council’s formation in Turkey, where he sought refuge 12 days ago, his media adviser said.
Sheikh, 54, was in charge of security in northern Syria before defecting. In a statement, he said he had deserted because he was sickened by the regime’s ruthlessness and the killings.
“This council, headed by Sheikh, will oversee military operations in conjunction with the Free Syrian Army (FSA),” Fahad Almasri told AFP.
“It will also help organize defections within the army and will be in contact with officers in the regular army to encourage large-scale rather than individual defections.”
Formed from deserters from the regular army, the FSA says it has some 40,000 fighters.
General Mustafa Ahmad al-Sheikh, the most senior commander to defect from the Syrian army, is due to announce the council’s formation in Turkey, where he sought refuge 12 days ago, his media adviser said.
Sheikh, 54, was in charge of security in northern Syria before defecting. In a statement, he said he had deserted because he was sickened by the regime’s ruthlessness and the killings.
“This council, headed by Sheikh, will oversee military operations in conjunction with the Free Syrian Army (FSA),” Fahad Almasri told AFP.
“It will also help organize defections within the army and will be in contact with officers in the regular army to encourage large-scale rather than individual defections.”
Formed from deserters from the regular army, the FSA says it has some 40,000 fighters.
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