Saber Safar | |
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Native name | صابر صفر فارس |
Born | 1967 (age 49–50) Abtaa, Syria |
Allegiance |
Syria (until 2013) |
Service/branch |
Syrian Arab Air Force (until 2013) |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit |
2nd Air Force Battalion (until 2013) |
Commands held | Commander-in-chief of the 1st Army (2015) |
Battles/wars |
Syria (until 2013)
Syrian Arab Air Force (until 2013)
Free Syrian Army
2nd Air Force Battalion (until 2013)
First Army
Saber Safar Fares (Arabic: صابر صفر فارس) is a Free Syrian Army colonel, who defected from the Syrian Armed Forces to the FSA in 2013. He was the founder and commander of the Hamza Division and also holds the position of overall commander in the First Army of the Southern Front since 1 January 2015. As of late 2015, he was reportedly the highest ranking FSA officer in southern Syria.