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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 the Islamic State. Its colonel was Riad al-Asaad before he defected to the Syrian Salvation Government in 2017. The current commander in chief is Salim Idris. 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 the Islamic State. Its colonel was Riad al-Asaad before he defected to the Syrian Salvation Government in 2017. The current commander in chief is Salim Idris. 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, including Islamists, but the official government body is at least nominally pro-religious freedom. Many Islamists even left the FSA and joined Al-Qaeda affiliate Jahbat al-Nusra, and the Islamic State, when the groups came into open conflict..<ref>https://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, including Islamists, but the official government body is at least nominally pro-religious freedom. Many Islamists even left the FSA and joined Al-Qaeda affiliate Jahbat al-Nusra, and the Islamic State, when the groups came into open conflict..<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/08/free-syrian-army-rebels-defect-islamist-group</ref>
In September 2015 [[Obama]] appointee Gen. [[Lloyd Austin]], later [[Biden regime]] minister of defense, reported to Congress that after having spent $500 million of U.S. taxpayer money for recruitment and training, the FSA had recruited "4 or 5" guys.<ref>https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/4-or-5-in-syria-trained-by-us---500m-spent-527009859993</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/oeBEzeyV8Ow</ref>
==Foreign Involvement==
==Foreign Involvement==