In 2010 army regulars were estimated at 220,000, with an additional 300,000 in reserve. The army had eleven divisional units. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Army
10 000 is probably just the beginning.
This will say a lot if these soldiers who follow the Religion of Mean support the ordinary people.
We should be so fortunate if our mostly Christian soldiers do the same when a tyrant attempts to turn our military against the general population.