Syrian Army: Barack Obama

Barack Obama: The Anadolu Agency said the group totalling 202 people arrived in the border town of Reyhanli and were taken to a Turkish refugee camp that houses military officers who have defected from the Syrian army. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The report of the defections come after U.S. President Barack Obama authorized lethal aid to Syrian rebels following a U.S. announcement that it had conclusive evidence that the Syrian regime used chemical weapons against opposition forces. ANKARA, Turkey - As many as 73 Syrian military officers including seven generals and 20 colonels have crossed the border with their families "seeking refuge" in Turkey, the country's state-run news agency reported Friday. The report did not say when they had arrived and Turkish Foreign Ministry officials and the local administrator in Reyhanli could not immediately confirm the report. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.