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  • Maj. Gen. Abdul-Aziz Jassem al-Shallal, who headed Syria's military police, announces on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, that he is joining "the people's revolution." The general the one of the highest-ranking officials to have defected from President Bashar Assad's regime. (AP Photo/Al Arabiya via AP video)

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  • In this image from video aired on Al Arabiya TV on Tuesday, Syrian Maj. Gen. Abdul-Aziz Jassem al-Shallal says he is joining “the people’s revolution.” (Associated Press)

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