It's come to this: Assad to be protected by women

It's come to this. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has run out of men to protect him. So now he's going to be protected by women.

Dressed in fatigues and armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles, the
female recruits – the “Lionesses for National Defence” – are part of a
new paramilitary force. They have already been deployed in Homs, where
they have been spotted guarding areas where residents