Riad al-Asaad
Riad al-Asaad ( Arabic رياض موسى الأسعد, DMG Riyāḍ Mūsā al-Asʿad ; * 1961 ) is a former engineer and colonel in the Syrian Air Force .
On July 29, 2011, together with former officers of the Syrian army, he announced the establishment of the Free Syrian Army , which he is leading from the regions of Syria liberated from the rebels .
Al-Asaad is Sunni . His family, like many families of rebel leaders, was executed in-house by government troops, according to the UN.
On March 24, 2013, al-Asaad was seriously injured in an explosion in Deir ez-Zor province .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Syria's deserter army grows and grows in the Tagesspiegel on November 18, 2011.
- ↑ Free Syrian Army Founded by Seven Officers to Fight the Syrian Army Syria Comment on July 29, 2011.
- ↑ Rebels move command center to Syria on the Spiegel Online website on September 22, 2012.
- ^ UN Periodic Update concerning Syria , paragraph 11
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SURNAME | Asaad, Riyadh al- |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Syrian engineer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1961 |