Blow to Assad: Two generals, 3 journalists join opposition

Two Syrian Air Force generals have joined opposition forces in Turkey, said a Turkish diplomat yesterday.
Meanwhile, three Syrian state journalists deserted President Bashar Assad’s media arm.
The generals and dozens of lower-ranking officers and their families were taken to a separate camp where army defectors take refuge.
In Paris, the three journalists said the state media have turned into military barricade for Shabbiha forces. They said the state TV building houses all forms of intelligence services and snipers on the roof.
Meanwhile, Syria’s opposition leader has rejected an invitation from Russia for peace talks.