nitro; nitro compound; nitro dye; nitro group; nitro-nitro-chalk; nitrobacteria; nitrobenzene; nitroblue tetrazolium test; nitrocellulose
The military is a conscripted force; males serve in the military upon reaching the age of 18, but there are many women in Syrian armed forces.
On 4 April 2013, it was reported that rebels of the Free Syrian Army besieging the 17th Division base outside Ar-Raqqah city were in control of three quarters of the base with the Syrian Army holding the command centre.