(Zaman Al Wasl)- About 20 regime troops from the coastal province of Tartus have been killed in the last two weeks, according to pro-regime social media activists.
The death toll included 2 officers and Brigadier General.
Activists also reported death of 6 child fighters fighting along the regime forces in January.
Shortage in manpower among the regime forces pushed Bashar al-Assad to recruit children and women in loyal areas to defend his palace in Damascus.
The fighters who under 18 have no military experience even some of them have no training or practice. They turned an easy target for opposition armed factions, pro regime activists say.
The Alawites-dominated areas still the main manpower supply for Bashar al-Assad's regime. The mourning posters and statements have been sweeping the streets and pro-regime social media.
More than 119,000 pro-regime forces have been killed, including 62,000 troops, tens of thousands of loyalist militiamen, and 1,556 fighters from Hezbollah, according to a new estimate by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
More than 470,000 people have been killed and 12 millions have been driven from their homes since Syria's revolutions erupted in 2011.
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