May 18, 2013
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Description
The Syrian Republican Guard is a 25,000 man armoured Division of the Syrian Army. They are a single armored division used to protect the capital, Damascus, from any domestic threats. The Guard is the only Syrian military unit allowed within the capital city centre.
(via Freebase)
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![Tension mounts as Syria and Turkey exchange artillery fire [New TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-11855000/11855645/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=7e45b20eaf6bdb379501ec09351df2c6)
![Syrian Republican Guard General Tlass defects to Turkey [New TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-6701000/6701776/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=ae689bcbbaab475aa9ce0e21f4d90312)
![Fierce clashes around Republican Guard posts near Damascus [Future TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-6289000/6289692/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=e8c5fe1f6d9193dd9762a3ecb9ffa9c5)