FSA
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The FSA (Free Syrian Army) is a loose coalition of Syrian opposition groups formed during the Syrian civil war to fight against the government of Bashar al-Assad.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Free Syrian Army | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed opposition group
ⓘ
rebel coalition ⓘ |
| allies |
National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian National Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfOperation |
Aleppo Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daraa Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Homs Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Idlib Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Syria ⓘ southern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| formedAs | loose coalition of Syrian opposition groups ⓘ |
| goal |
end of Ba'athist rule in Syria
ⓘ
overthrow of Bashar al-Assad ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
FSA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Jaysh as-Sūrī al-Ḥurr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
decentralized organization
ⓘ
fragmented command structure ⓘ varied ideological orientations among units ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
local rebel brigades
ⓘ
regional military councils ⓘ |
| hasSplinterGroup |
Islamist rebel factions
ⓘ
jihadist groups that broke away ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (in some areas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Syrian opposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs |
loose alliance
ⓘ
umbrella organization ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
battles for Aleppo
ⓘ
early armed uprising against Assad in 2011–2012 ⓘ operations in Idlib and surrounding countryside ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Hezbollah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iran-backed militias in Syria ⓘ Russian military intervention in Syria ⓘ Syrian Arab Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
Bashar al-Assad government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian Arab Republic armed forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
Syrian Army defectors
ⓘ
civilian volunteers ⓘ |
| receivesSupportFrom |
Qatar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ other Western and regional states ⓘ |
| usesTactics |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
insurgency ⓘ |
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