Syria - Jun 8, 2011 - 18:34

The video below allegedly shows a soldier who defected from the air-force intelligence service. He said that he had fired on demonstrations, but he shot into the sky so not to hurt anyone, but still give the impression he was shooting protesters. He said other security forces were standing behind the troops threatening to shoot them if they disobeyed orders. Al Jazeera cannot independently verify the authenticity of this footage: For a full transcript of this interview. Click here.