(Zaman Al Wasl)- An official
letter addressed by the governor of coastal Tartus province to
government's institutions has called on all employees in the predominantly
Alawite governorate to follow military training to join regime army when
it needed.
Safwan Abu Saadi, in an official order dated on February 2, said all employees in the government institutions should join Brigade 145 to practice on military skills otherwise they will be fired.
The Syrian army, one of the region's largest, has been over stretched by a Five-year long insurgency where it is battling on several major fronts Islamist rebels and ultra-hardline jihadist militants who have seized large swathes of territory. Many young men have fled the country or find ways to avoid conscription.
Safwan Abu Saadi, in an official order dated on February 2, said all employees in the government institutions should join Brigade 145 to practice on military skills otherwise they will be fired.
The Syrian army, one of the region's largest, has been over stretched by a Five-year long insurgency where it is battling on several major fronts Islamist rebels and ultra-hardline jihadist militants who have seized large swathes of territory. Many young men have fled the country or find ways to avoid conscription.
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