Gen. Jamil al-Hassan: More than three million Syrians should be pursued for punishmentLATESTPro-opposition sites assert that a top general has called for a Syria with a sharply reduced population to ensure loyalty to the Assad regime. The general said that, despite reoccupation of opposition areas by pro-Assad forces since April, Damascus and Daraa Provinces are “the two most dangerous areas threatening the Syrian state”. The Ministry announced the deployment after a pro-Assad offensive took almost all opposition areas in southern Syria last month. It said the MPs will remain until the Assad regime is ready to take over security. It was retaken by pro-Assad forces as they regained almost all opposition areas in southern Syria last month.