Free Syrian Army - Wikipedia
WEBThe Free Syrian Army (FSA; Arabic: الجيش السوري الحر, romanized: al-jaysh as-Sūrī al-ḥur) is a big-tent coalition of decentralized Syrian opposition rebel groups in the Syrian civil war [34][35] founded on 29 July 2011 by Colonel Riad al-Asaad and six officers who defected from the Syrian Armed Forces. [36][37] The officers announced that the im...
Revolutionary Commando Army - Wikipedia
WEBThe Syrian Free Army (SFA), [a] also known as the New Syrian Army (NSA), [b] or Revolutionary Commando Army, [20] is a Syrian opposition faction which controls territory near Syria's border with Iraq and Jordan.
List of equipment of the Syrian Army - Wikipedia
WEBThis is an inventory of military equipment of the Syrian Arab Army. [1] The organization and military doctrine of the Syrian Armed Forces followed a mix of French and Western influences as the Soviet Union closely guarded its operational principles and never shared them with client states. The Syrian Arab Army has traditionally relied on the Russian Federation and its predecessor the Soviet ...
The Free Syrian Army: A decentralized insurgent brand - Brookings
WEBMar 9, 2022 · In this analysis paper, Charles Lister describes the evolution of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) throughout the Syrian war, analyzes the impact of U.S. foreign policy on the group's structure and...
Guide to the Syrian rebels - BBC News
WEBDec 13, 2013 · The Free Syrian Army (FSA) was formed in August 2011 by army deserters based in Turkey, led by Col Riad al-Asaad. Its banner was soon adopted by armed groups that began appearing across the...
Q&A: The Free Syrian Army - BBC News
WEBNov 16, 2011 · A string of attacks on Syrian security forces in recent weeks has put the spotlight on the Free Syrian Army (FSA), a group of army deserters said to have been formed by a defecting colonel,...
The Free Syrian Army: A Military Assessment
WEBApr 13, 2012 · The Free Syrian Army is not a static or perfect military instrument. Rather, it is evolving along with the situation in Syria and emerging as a powerful actor. As it develops and its capabilities improve, its influence over the crisis will only increase.
The Free Syrian Army - Institute for the Study of War
WEBThe Free Syrian Army. Download the PDF. by Elizabeth O'Bagy. Executive Summary. Fragmentation and disorganization have plagued Syria’s armed opposition since peaceful protestors took up arms in December 2011 and began forming rebel groups under the umbrella of the Free Syrian Army.
Asad's Armed Opposition: The Free Syrian Army
WEBNov 30, 2011 · The Free Syrian Army (FSA), the armed opposition group that has emerged to confront the Asad regime, appears to be gaining in strength and effectiveness, and Damascus now faces both peaceful and armed resistance.
WEBBeginning in Deraa and Damascus in early-March 2011 and quickly spreading near-nationwide by April, Syrians calling for political reforms were repeatedly confronted with tear gas, machine gun and...