"I don't like the military and I don't like the army. I don't like to be a serviceman, I would rather live as a civilian, to be free and live my life without anyone giving me orders," says a former Syrian soldier as he stands outside a registration centre in downtown Latakia, a stronghold of former president Bashar al-Assad on the country's western coast, dedicated for former servicemen to lay down their arms. Syria's new transitional government put out a call on social media for soldiers and police to lay down their arms and register with the authorities. The transitional government, which took control of Syria on December 8, is registering the men city by city. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES