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[[File:Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg.png|thumb|Flag used by the Free Syrian Army]]

[[File:Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg.png|thumb|Flag used by the Free Syrian Army]]

The '''Free Syrian Army''' (FSA) is the armed part of syrian opposition that fights in the [[Syrian Civil War]]. It fights the Syrian Army, the Kurds and sometimes also Islamists.<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/boko-haram-joins-free-syrian-army-in-descending-into-cannibalism/</ref> Its colonel is Riad al-Asaad. The FSA was founded on July 29th, 2011 by seven officers.<ref>http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/free-syrian-army-established-to-fight-the-syrian-army/</ref>

The '''Free Syrian Army''' (FSA) is the armed part of syrian opposition that fights in the [[Syrian Civil War]]. It fights the Syrian Army, the Kurds and sometimes also Islamists.<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/boko-haram-joins-free-syrian-army-in-descending-into-cannibalism/</ref> Its colonel is Riad al-Asaad. The FSA was founded on July 29, 2011 by seven officers.<ref>http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/free-syrian-army-established-to-fight-the-syrian-army/</ref>

The bulk of the FSA is made up of Sunnis, especially Islamists. Many have even left the FSA and joined Al-Qaeda affiliate Jahbat al-Nusra.<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/08/free-syrian-army-rebels-defect-islamist-group</ref>

The bulk of the FSA is made up of Sunnis, especially Islamists. Many have even left the FSA and joined Al-Qaeda affiliate Jahbat al-Nusra.<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/08/free-syrian-army-rebels-defect-islamist-group</ref>