As the ramifications of the Syrian crisis continue, talks about forming a Syrian military council led by dissident brigade general Manaf Tlass resurfaced.
In an article entitled "The Burial Brigade of Homs" published on 29 March 2012, the German news magazine SPIEGEL online asserted that the Free Syrian Army has been responsible for the systematic sentencing, torture and execution of militiamen, soldiers and supporters of the Assad regime. In an interview with Sakr El Horea, the commander of the Al Farouk Brigade in Homs, Abdel