Riad al-Asaad
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Riad al-Asaad is a Syrian military defector who became a prominent opposition figure by helping lead the armed rebellion against Bashar al-Assad’s government.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Syrian military officer
ⓘ
Syrian opposition figure ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Free Syrian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian Arab Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | al-Asaad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Riad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | anti-Assad opposition ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Arabic ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Syrian Arab Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| movement | Syrian opposition movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Riad al-Asaad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | defection from the Syrian Air Force to the opposition ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defecting from the Syrian military
ⓘ
helping lead the armed rebellion against Bashar al-Assad ⓘ |
| notableWork | formation of the Free Syrian Army ⓘ |
| opposes |
Bashar al-Assad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founding commander of the Free Syrian Army
ⓘ
senior figure in the Syrian opposition ⓘ |
| residence | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInConflict | rebel military leader ⓘ |
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