A TROUBLING STORY THAT MIGHT BE OVERLOOKED!
Taking control of a brigade?
What does that mean?
It appears this brigade defected and if true, a defection at
brigade level is a serious escalation of events for Assad.
Brigade level assets are a substantial issue.
Brigade level leadership and expertise is even a larger
issue for Assad.
Just look at this issue in terms of equipment, radios as an
example.
Frequencies.... operational, communication and command and
control issues are huge implications of this possible event.
It's one thing when a few young solders or a single Senior
Officer defects.
It's even more important when it's let say an Company size
unit.
But when a unit with the capabilities of a combat brigade
jumps sides, that is a huge tactical as well as strategic event.
Now, consider the intelligence value of such a unit.
Think of the knowledge a brigade level headquarters element
would have of area operations?
Knowledge is power and this is never more true than in
combat.
If this really happened as this story indicates, then a
major step has been taken towards the ever feared, and in my opinion already
here.. Civil War.
Let's see if this story pops up again soon.
Let's see if Al Jazeera covers it.
Don't underestimate what this might mean to the crisis in Syria !!!!
Oh, and it's not good news... not in terms of increased
violence.
As a reminder... A Syrian brigade is not the same structure
or size wise as a typical US or NATO unit, but that is lost in the strategic
value of this possible event.
