The group has experienced a series of symbolic defections, starting in 2014, when commander Achaye Doctor escaped from Kony with nine fighters and formed a splinter group, which still operates in Central African Republic's eastern region.
The Catholic nobility and southern provinces' defections, already started in the autumn 1578, expanded further when the provinces of Hainaut and Artois concluded on 6 January 1579, the Union of Arras, which the Walloon Flanders joined soon –the Catholic provinces of Namur, Luxembourg and Limburg were already controlled by the Spanish–.
Although Mr Cameron's 2013 pledge of a referendum stopped defections, he started "speaking seriously" to Mr Carswell a few months ago.
The view from Hewlett-Packard is much the same, although the starting point for the defections was different.
She began to decline interviews, and the press started to lose interest in her: her defection was special, but her presence was not.
He suggested that rumors of a defection might have started in the weeks around the show because of "a few screaming fights" between the two of them.
While Dinsdale makes a fair point about AWS marketshare, it's just possible that the defections we are seeing could be the start of something more substantial, and AWS could end up bearing the brunt of Amazon's acquisition strategy.
The defections of El Kabeir on Friday and International Star on Saturday morning ultimately had him starting with only 14 horses to his left and three on his right.
If possible, the investigation to identify telltale traces of data exfiltration or a planned defection should start before a suspect is aware he or she is under scrutiny.
But every day, the defections — or perceived defections — multiply.
