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defected

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According to Mohammad Ayub Osmani, an officer who defected to the enemy, of the 282 Afghan officers who attended the Malinovsky Military Academy of Armored Forces in Moscow, an estimated 126 were executed by the authorities. Source: Internet

'Abdullāh Tarkhān Beg and his Hami Uighurs defected and submitted to Qing China after the Qing inflicted a devastating defeat at Chao-mo-do on the Dzungar leader Galdan in September 1696. Source: Internet

Additionally, the two legions they commanded defected to Pompey. Source: Internet

After the Matale Rebellion led by Puran Appu in 1848, in which a number of Sinhalese recruits defected to the side of the rebels, the recruitment of Sinhalese to the British forces was temporarily halted and the Ceylon Regiments disbanded. Source: Internet

Already, more than a decade has passed since she first defected from North Korea, and yet she still suffers from injuries caused by the abuse and imprisonment she faced in the DPRK and China. Source: Internet

Alhaji Danjuma Shiddi representing Ibi/Wukari Federal Constituency of Taraba also defected from All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to the APC. Source: Internet

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