"A local FSA
commander, who said his name was Khalid al-Eid, explained that he had gone over
to the government side along with 20 men he led because of general
disillusionment with the uprising. A paunchy man in his early thirties with a
black beard and a red baseball cap, he appeared self-confident and almost
truculent as he talked about his life as an FSA
leader.
He said that before
the uprising, he “used to work as a policeman during the day-time and in the
family perfume shop in the evening”. He seemed assured he would be able to
return to his old routine." (thanks Ali)
