When you are running short of manpower, you do what you have to do. However, I doubt that very many are going to answer the call. However, those who consider Assad their big hero and one who would never use chlorine gas are going to volunteer even if they live out of the country.
Assad announces amnesty for Syrian draft dodgers to bolster army
Decree pardons those who violated Syria's conscription law, an offence punishable by imprisonment and sometimes death
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A file photo of a Syrian army soldier fires artillery shells towards ISIL jihadists in northeastern Palmyra Photo: AFP
By Reuters
1:01AM BST 26 Jul 2015
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday announced an amnesty for men at home and abroad who have dodged conscription, to help bolster the ranks of an army severely depleted by four years of battling armed insurgents.
The decree, announced on state television, pardons those who violated Syria's conscription law, an offence punishable by imprisonment and sometimes death. It underscores the government's difficulty in mobilising men to help fight a protracted war in the face of a bloody insurgency.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitor that tracks violence, puts the number of draft dodgers at 70,000. The decree gives one month for those inside Syria and two months for those abroad to turn themselves into authorities.
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Assad announces amnesty for Syrian draft dodgers to bolster army - Telegraph
Assad announces amnesty for Syrian draft dodgers to bolster army
Decree pardons those who violated Syria's conscription law, an offence punishable by imprisonment and sometimes death
A file photo of a Syrian army soldier fires artillery shells towards ISIL jihadists in northeastern Palmyra Photo: AFP
By Reuters
1:01AM BST 26 Jul 2015
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday announced an amnesty for men at home and abroad who have dodged conscription, to help bolster the ranks of an army severely depleted by four years of battling armed insurgents.
The decree, announced on state television, pardons those who violated Syria's conscription law, an offence punishable by imprisonment and sometimes death. It underscores the government's difficulty in mobilising men to help fight a protracted war in the face of a bloody insurgency.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitor that tracks violence, puts the number of draft dodgers at 70,000. The decree gives one month for those inside Syria and two months for those abroad to turn themselves into authorities.
Continue reading at:
Assad announces amnesty for Syrian draft dodgers to bolster army - Telegraph