{{Seven Syrian army generals defected to Turkey on Tuesday, Turkish media reported.}}
The generals were allowed to enter Turkey through the southern Hatay province under tight security measures, the Anadolu Agency said.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has lost a stream of high-level government and military officials in recent months as his forces continue battling rebels seeking an end to four decades of al-Assad family rule.
Manaf Tlass, a brigadier general and a former close friend of the president, left Syria’s Republican Guard in July. Prime Minister Riyad Hijab has also defected.
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