(Zaman Al Wasl)- A military source said regime's conscription department issued new reservist list for 300,000 people wanted for immediate recruitment in the regime forces.
The newly-formed Faylaq al-Khames, or the Fifth Legion, has been Bashar al-Assad's new reservists stronghold.
The source says regime army has showed no tolerance in putting all Syrian youth and men in one military body even if they have to leave their jobs.
Source said about 35000 reservists to join the legion at the meantime.
Last week Zaman al-Wasl launched a new search engine for 66,000 people in Aleppo city wanted for mandatory service. The engine provided names of the youth may their families and relatives take precautions as thousands of youth have been disappeared fearing conscription and detention.
Zaman news site obtained months ago a list including names of 500,000 Syrians who are wanted for regime army to do their military service and reservist service.
The list has been issued by regime's military court.
The wanted list has also incuded 43,000 people from coastal Latakia province.
The regime 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 rebels and ultra-hardline ISIS militants who have recaptured the historic city of Palmyra on Saturday.
Thousands of Syrian youth have fled the country to escape conscription.
The newly-formed Faylaq al-Khames, or the Fifth Legion, has been Bashar al-Assad's new reservists stronghold.
The source says regime army has showed no tolerance in putting all Syrian youth and men in one military body even if they have to leave their jobs.
Source said about 35000 reservists to join the legion at the meantime.
Last week Zaman al-Wasl launched a new search engine for 66,000 people in Aleppo city wanted for mandatory service. The engine provided names of the youth may their families and relatives take precautions as thousands of youth have been disappeared fearing conscription and detention.
Zaman news site obtained months ago a list including names of 500,000 Syrians who are wanted for regime army to do their military service and reservist service.
The list has been issued by regime's military court.
The wanted list has also incuded 43,000 people from coastal Latakia province.
The regime 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 rebels and ultra-hardline ISIS militants who have recaptured the historic city of Palmyra on Saturday.
Thousands of Syrian youth have fled the country to escape conscription.
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