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Syrian rebel fighters raise their weapons Sept. 10, 2012, as they head to fight government forces in Suran, Syria, on the outskirts of Aleppo. (Associated Press)

Syrian defector says opposition can win

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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (right) and former Syrian Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass pause for the media before a Ramadan fast-breaking dinner at Mr. Davutoglu’s residence in Ankara on July 26. The general, after defecting from Syria, made his surprise visit to Turkey soon afterward. Gen. Tlas says he defected when he realized that longtime friend President Bashar Assad could not be deterred from crushing opposition to his regime. But some Syrians suspect his motives may be political. (Associated Press)

Syria rebels suspicious over defector’s motives

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Armed Syrian rebels stand guard July 25, 2012, as refugees flee Syria at the border crossing by the Iraqi town of Qaim, 200 miles (320 kilometers) west of Baghdad. (Associated Press)

Syrian defector wants to help unify opposition

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Nawaf Fares, Syria's ex-ambassador to Iraq, sided with "the revolution" against President Bashar Assad. (Associated Press)

Syrian envoy joins rebels, says Assad must be ousted

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius attend the "Friends of Syria" conference in Paris on July 6, 2012. (Associated Press)

U.S., allies press Assad as top Syrian general flees

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