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As armed conflict between the Syrian government and the opposition rages inside Syria, defected soldiers are organising themselves outside the country.
Fighters from the "Martyrs of Tell Kalakh Brigade", named after the town in western Syria the defected soldiers fled in August, say they are launching attacks on government checkpoints from a village in northern Lebanon.
They target troops and government-backed "thugs" they accuse of beating, arresting and killing protesters. The men say their brigade communicates with others in Lebanon and southeastern Turkey that have come together under what they call the "Free Syrian Army".
With the major opposition Syrian National Council now supporting the defector army, they say their power is growing.
Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from northern Lebanon.
Fighters from the "Martyrs of Tell Kalakh Brigade", named after the town in western Syria the defected soldiers fled in August, say they are launching attacks on government checkpoints from a village in northern Lebanon.
They target troops and government-backed "thugs" they accuse of beating, arresting and killing protesters. The men say their brigade communicates with others in Lebanon and southeastern Turkey that have come together under what they call the "Free Syrian Army".
With the major opposition Syrian National Council now supporting the defector army, they say their power is growing.
Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from northern Lebanon.