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Though he said he arrived without weapons, he said the defected security-force members gave him an automatic rifle.

Thousands Flee North Syria Town Nour Malas 2011

More photos and interactive graphics A 21-year-old man, who identified himself as a defected soldier from Damascus, said dozens of security-force members had defected and provided him with a weapon that he was now ready to take up against the regime.

Thousands Flee North Syria Town Nour Malas 2011

Syria said armed groups killed 120 police and security-force members in the northwestern town of Jisr al-Shoghour, in the uprising's deadliest strike against government troops.

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BAGHDAD — Iraq issued an unusual high state of alert here Tuesday in response to a wave of assassinations targeting Iraqi security-force members and government employees.

Recent Wave of Killings Puts Baghdad on High Alert Sam Dagher 2011

Syria said 120 police and security-force members were killed Monday by armed groups in a northwestern town, vowing to take swift action against an ambush that would stand as the deadliest strike against government troops in the country's antiregime uprising.

Syria Says Forces Hit And Hints at Payback Nour Malas 2011

The group has announced a series of unilateral cease-fires and says sporadic attacks such as Monday's are in retaliation for Turkish security-force operations against the PKK.

Attack Kills Turkish Soldier as Kurds Warn of 'War' Marc Champion 2011

The state agency also reported the discovery of a "mass grave" in the town, that it said contained bodies of security-force personnel killed by the armed groups.

Syrian Army Retakes Restive Town a Wall Street Journal Reporter 2011

"Every security-force leader's worst nightmare is being confronted by essentially a mob," said Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of 150,000 U.S.-led coalition forces, in an interview Sunday, "especially a mob that can be influenced by individuals that want to incite violence, who want to try to hijack passions, in this case, perhaps understandable passions."

Inside the Massacre at Afghan Compound Dion Nissenbaum 2011

A regime crackdown on restless cities has seen a military operation focused in the northwestern town of Jisr al-Shoughour this weekend, where the government vowed to root out armed gangs it said killed 120 police and security-force members a week ago.

Syrian Army Retakes Restive Town a Wall Street Journal Reporter 2011

Syria's state-run media said 120 police and security-force members were killed by armed groups in a northwestern town.

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