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1Yesterday, I Defected from Assad's ArmyNitsoaka Tao Amin'ny Tafik'i Assad Aho Omaly
2As part of our collaboration with Syria Deeply; we are cross-posting a series of articles that capture civilian voices caught in the crossfire, along with perspectives on the conflict from writers around the world.Ao anatin'ny fiaraha-miasanay amin'i Syria Deeply; miaraka mamoaka andian-dahatsoratra mandrakitra ny feon-tsivily voaforiporitra anaty fifandirana izahay, ahitana ny fomba fijerin'ny mpanoratra avy amin'ny lafy valon'izao tontolo izao momba ny ady..
3Below is a conversation between News Deeply and a 20-year-old man who defected from the Syrian Army's Sulas Military Base and joined the rebel side.Resadresaka nifanaovan'i News Deeply sy tovolahy iray 20 taona nitsoa-pahanaa tao amin'ny toby miaramilan'ny tafika Syriana ary nanatevin-daharana ireo mpioko ity eto ambany ity.
4At his request, we will not use his name in this article.Noho ny fangatahany, tsy ambaranay eto amin'ny lahatsoratra ny anarany.
5We met at a house used by the FSA deep in the mountains of Jebel Turkman, in Latakia Province.Nihaona tao anatinà trano ampiasain'ny Tafika Syriana Afaka (FSA) ao amin'ny lavaka tendrombohitra ao Jebel Turkman, ao amin'ny faritanin'i Lattaquié izahay.
6While bombs rattle the windows he shed light on the complicated mindset shared by many of Bashar al-Assad's soldiers: young men, forced into mandatory military stints, desperately wanting to join the opposition.Raha nampihontsakontsana ny varavarakely ny baomba, manazava anay ny fahasarotan'ny fomba fisainan'ireo miaramilan'i Bashar al-Assad ratovolahy: zatovo lahy, tsy maintsy nanao fanompoam-pirenena, niandry fatratra ny hanatevin-daharana ny mpanohitra.
7“It's my first time seeing a journalist or an American,” he says shyly.“Voalohany teo amin'ny fiainako no nahitako mpanao gazety na Amerikana” hoy izy sady somary menatra.
8“I've been in the Syrian Army for one year.“Tao anatin'ny tafika Syriana foana aho nandritra herintaona.
9From the first time I joined, I wanted to defect-when I saw the FSA growing.Tamin'izaho niditra voalohany, dia te-hiala aho-raha nahita ny fitomboan'ny FSA.
10Before I joined, I thought the revolution would end and Assad would win.”Talohan'ny nidirako tao, nieritreritra aho fa hifarana ny revolisiona ary handresy i Assad.”
11He says one shabiha [regime thug] minder was assigned to each new soldier, to ensure that they don't defect.Nilaza izy fa shabiha iray [jiolahim-boton'ny fitondrana] no tendrena hanara-maso zazavao iray, mba hiantohana fa tsy handositra izy ireo.
12It comes after a recent stream of defections that apparently rattled the army's confidence.Nitranga izany taorian'ny fandosirana faobe izay toa nandrava ny fifampitokisan'ny tafika.
13“The soldiers, they're scared of the FSA.“Matahotra ny Tafika Syriana Afaka ireo miaramila.
14A lot of them would like to defect, but the shabiha, they stay with us, they watch us like security so we don't go.”Maro amin'izy ireo no te handositra, saingy mijanona eo akaikinay ny shabiha, manara-maso anay toy ny mpiandry tanàna mba tsy handosiranay.”
15The destruction of Douma, Damascus.Faharavan'i Douma, Damaskosy.
16Courtesy of Shaam News NetworkSary avy amin'i Shaam News Network
17The young soldiers hardly spoke of it among themselves.Zara fa mifampitantara toy izany ry zareo zazavao.
18“I would only talk about this with my family.“Ny fianakaviako ihany no tiako resahana momba izany.
19I couldn't speak of it with the others, though we all wanted to leave.Tsy afaka ny hitantara izany amin'ny hafa aho, na dia te-hiàla aza izahay rehetra.
20My family is in Damascus, and they are all with the revolution.Ao Damaskosy ny fianakaviako, ary miara-dia amin'ny revolisiona avokoa izy rehetra.
21They are happy I left the army.”Faly izy ireo fa nandao ny tafika aho.”
22He never wanted to shoot to kill the rebels he secretly supported, and says some of the army's soldiers came up with tactics to avoid causing serious harm.Tsy mba naniry hamono ireo mpioko izy, izay tohanany an-kiafina, ary nilaza izy fa nampiasa paikady isan-karazany ireo miaramila sasany tao amin'ny tafika mba tsy hitera-boina be loatra.
23“I would never do it [shoot to kill]…I'd shoot into the air, shoot everything but the fighters.“Tsy ho ataoko mandrakizay izany [mitifitra mba hamono olona]…Rivotra no tifiriko, mitifitra zavatra hafa aho fa tsy ireo mpifanandrina.
24A lot of people do that-the guys watching don't notice.Maro ireo olona no manao tahaka izany-tsy mahamarika izany anefa ireo lehilahy mpanara-maso.
25“The officers have power and they keep saying, ‘we'll be successful, we'll go back to our houses [once we win]'.“Manana fahefana ireo miaramila manamboninahitra ary milaza foana izy ireo hoe, ‘handresy isika, hody any an-trano isika [rehefa mandresy]'.
26But the fighters, they know it's coming close.”Saingy mahafantatra ireo mpiady fa efa tena akaiky izany.”
27He served most of his army time in Idlib, and was stationed in the mountains of Latakia for the final two months.Tao amin'ny tafika ao Idlib no tena nandaniany ny fotoanany, ary nijanona tao an-tendrombohitra ao Lattaquié izy tao anatin'izay roa volana izay.
28In that time, he says, “I never had a vacation.Nandritra izany fotoana izany, hoy izy, “Tsy mba afaka niala-sasatra aho.
29I never went to town.”Tsy mbola nankany an-tanàn-dehibe aho.”
30Before he was brought in for our interview, I'd been concerned about my safety in speaking with him.Talohan'ny nitondrana azy tao anatin'ny trano mba hiresadresaka aminay, natahotra mafy ny amin'ny fiarovana ahy aho noho ny fisiany.
31How could the FSA battalion leader who introduced us guarantee that his new fighter wasn't actually a double-agent, informing on us to the regime?Ahoana ny fomba hiantohan'ny lehiben'ny andia-miaramila FSA izay nampihaona anay fa tsy misahana asa roa [manao fitsikilovana] ny mpiadiny vaovao, ka manome vaovao mikasika anay any amin'ny fitondrana?
32“I have spoken with his father in Damascus,” the leader told me.” Efa niresaka tamin'ny rainy tao Damaskosy aho,” hoy ilay lehiben'ny FSA tamiko.
33Trying to assure me, he said that given the security at the regime bases, and based on the physical terrain, only the most faithful of men manage to escape.Niezaka nanome toky ahy, nilaza izy fa noho ny fiarovana ao amin'ny toby miaramila, sy ny endriky ny toerana, ireo lehilahy tena vonona ihany no afaka mandositra.
34He said “it is very, very difficult to defect.”Nilaza izy fa tena sarotra dia sarotra ny mitsoa-pahana ao.”