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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 29, 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>

==Foreign Involvement==

==Foreign Involvement==

Despite the name, many fighters in the FSA are not Syrian. An American convert to Islam and former U.S. armed forces member Eric Harroun fought with the FSA.He started appearing in Youtube videos in late 2012 with other fighters.He came back to the U.S. in 2013 and later died of a drug overdose in 2014.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/eric-harroun-us-army-vet-fought-syria-died/story?id=23273218</ref>

Despite the name, many fighters in the FSA are not Syrian. An American convert to Islam and former U.S. armed forces member Eric Harroun fought with the FSA.He started appearing in YouTube videos in late 2012 with other fighters.He came back to the U.S. in 2013 and later died of a drug overdose in 2014.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/eric-harroun-us-army-vet-fought-syria-died/story?id=23273218</ref>

==Controversy==

==Controversy==