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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 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> The 5 guys in reality were 5 arms traffickers in [[Switzerland]] supplying weapons to the [[Islamic State]].<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/syrian-opposition-groups-stop-pretending</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-527009859993'4 or 5' in Syria trained by US, $500M spent], [[MSNBC]] </ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/oeBEzeyV8Ow Exchange between Sen. John McCain and General Lloyd Austin (C-SPAN)], Sep 16, 2015.</ref> The 5 guys in reality were 5 arms traffickers in [[Switzerland]] supplying weapons to the [[Islamic State]].<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/syrian-opposition-groups-stop-pretending</ref>   

TRN News noted in January 2018, "Just as heavy weapons ostensibly intended for the [[CIA]]-backed Free Syrian Army went straight into the hands of [[Salafi]]-[[jihad]]i insurgent forces, including [[ISIS]], American weapons in [[Ukraine]] are flowing directly to the [[extremist]]s of [[Azov Battalion|Azov [Battalion].]]"<ref>[https://therealnews.com/the-us-is-arming-and-assisting-neo-nazis-in-ukraine-while-congress-debates-prohibition THE US IS ARMING AND ASSISTING NEO-NAZIS IN UKRAINE, WHILE CONGRESS DEBATES PROHIBITION], BY TRNN, JANUARY 18, 2018.  therealnews.com </ref>

TRN News noted in January 2018, "Just as heavy weapons ostensibly intended for the [[CIA]]-backed Free Syrian Army went straight into the hands of [[Salafi]]-[[jihad]]i insurgent forces, including [[ISIS]], American weapons in [[Ukraine]] are flowing directly to the [[extremist]]s of [[Azov Battalion|Azov [Battalion].]]"<ref>[https://therealnews.com/the-us-is-arming-and-assisting-neo-nazis-in-ukraine-while-congress-debates-prohibition THE US IS ARMING AND ASSISTING NEO-NAZIS IN UKRAINE, WHILE CONGRESS DEBATES PROHIBITION], BY TRNN, JANUARY 18, 2018.  therealnews.com </ref>