Items related to defections

Younis Makhiyon new President of al-Nour Party during the second general Assembly of the party, Cairo, 9 January 2013.
150 Nour Party members resign Thursday
Al-Masry Al-Youm 31 Jan 2013
Around 150 Nour Party members in Giza resigned Thursday in protest over a meeting between Nour leaders and National...
A Free Syrian Army soldier stands at the Bab al-Salam border crossing to Turkey on 22 July 2012. Anatolia reported that rebel fighters took Salam on 22 July after hours of fighting during the night, and that the sounds of the battle could be heard from the Turkish side of the border.
Syrian activists say envoys to Cyprus, UAE defect
AP 25 Jul 2012
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Syrian opposition activists say the country's ambassador to Cyprus and the most...
أحد المتظاهرين يرفع لافتة تطالب الإفراج عن ضباط 8 إبريل خلال مشاركته في وقفة احتجاجية أمام قصر الاتحادية، مصر الجديدة ، 1 يوليو 2012. نظم عشرات المواطنين وقفات احتجاجية في اليوم الأول لتولي الرئيس محمد مرسي لمهامه رسميا، مطالبين بعدة مطالب من بينها سرعة توفير العلاج والوظائف للمصابي ثورة 25 يناير، والإفراج عن المعتقلين في السجون السعودية، والإفراج عن المعتقلين في السجون العسكرية ومن بينهم ضباط 8 إبريل.
Military hospitalizes two soldiers detained for joining 2011 protests
Egypt Independent 15 Jul 2012
Two officers detained in April 2011 by the military for joining protests in Tahrir Square were released from prison and...
Syrian army pounds Aleppo province
AFP 07 Jul 2012
Syrian forces bombarded a string of towns in Aleppo province on Saturday, a day after global powers gathered in yet...