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Riad Al-Asa'ad
Commander of the Free Syrian Army
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 July 2011
President	SNC
Deputy	Malik bin Ahmad Al Kurdi
Personal details
Born	c. 1961 (age 50–51) Syria
Political party	Free Syrian Army
Religion	Sunni Islam
Military service
Allegiance	Syrian National Council
Service/branch	Free Syrian Army
Years of service	Free Syrian Army (2011-Present)
Rank	Colonel
Commands	Free Syrian Army
Battles/wars	2011 Syrian uprising Siege of Rastan and Talbiseh October 2011 Jabal al-Zawiya clashes Siege of Homs Damascus clashes

Riad Mousa al-Asaad (Arabic: رياض موسى الأسعد‎, born c. 1961) is the commander of the Free Syrian Army.^[1] He is a former Colonel in the Syrian Air Force who defected in July 2011.^[2]

After UN troops entered Syria, Al-Assad announced a ceasefire for all FSA forces, committed to Kofi Annan peace plan for Syria. However, after a few days he have reannounced continuation of attacks led by rebels because government of Bashar al-Assad, according to him, didn't make peace as promised.^[3]

His family members have been victims of execution by Assad's forces.^[4]

References

^ Sen, Ashish (5 October 2011). "U.N. veto called green light for Assad". Washington Times. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/5/un-veto-called-green-light-for-troubled-syrian-reg/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
^ Sly, Liz (25 September 2011). "In Syria, defectors form dissident army in sign uprising may be entering new phase". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/in-syria-defectors-form-dissident-army-in-sign-uprising-may-be-entering-new-phase/2011/09/24/gIQAKef8wK_story_1.html. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
^ AP (9 May 2012). "Sirija: bombaški napad na UN-ov konvoj pri ulasku u grad Daraa, u konvoju se nalazio i vođa misije general Robert Mood" (in Croatian). Advence.hr. http://www.advance.hr/vijesti/sirija-bombaski-napad-na-un-ov-konvoj-pri-ulasku-u-grad-daraa-u-konvoju-se-nalazio-i-voda-misije-general-robert-mood/. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
^ http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-report-says-both-sides-syria-abuse-144133920.html

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v t e Syrian uprising (2011–present)

Part of the Arab Spring Timeline January–April 2011, May–August 2011, September–December 2011, January-April 2012, May 2012

Events	Death of Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb Siege of Baniyas Siege of Daraa Siege of Deir ez-Zor Siege of Hama Siege of Homs Siege of Jisr ash-Shugur Siege of Latakia Siege of Rastan and Talbiseh Siege of Rif Dimashq Siege of Talkalakh Damascus clashes 2011 Daraa province clashes Homs Province Ambush January 2012 Damascus bombing 2012 Syrian clashes in Lebanon February 2012 Idlib Operation

Groups	Free Syrian Army Syrian Liberation Army Syrian National Council Syrian Revolution General Commission Local Coordination Committees of Syria

People	Al-Assad family Bashar al-Assad Maher al-Assad Rifaat al-Assad Rami Makhlouf Hafez Makhlouf Riad Seif Burhan Ghalioun Riad al-Asaad Michel Kilo Ali Habib Mahmud Dawoud Rajiha Haitham al-Maleh Yassin al-Haj Saleh Riyad al-Turk Kamal al-Labwani Aref Dalila Ali al-Abdallah Anwar al-Bunni Ali Sadreddine Bayanouni Farid Ghadry Anas al-Abdah Ammar Abdulhamid Abdul Halim Khaddam Ammar al-Qurabi Hamza Al-Khateeb Tal al-Mallohi Bouthaina Shaaban Adnan Al-Aroor Ibrahim Qashoush Yaser Tabbara Fida al-Sayed Razan Zaitouneh Mohamad Anas Haitham Soueid

Background	1999 Latakia protests 2004 Al-Qamishli riots Corrective Revolution Damascus Declaration Damascus Spring Human rights in Syria Islamic uprising in Syria

Impact	Casualties International reactions International demonstrations and protests Refugees

Peace proposals	Arab League Monitors in Syria Friends of Syria Group Kofi Annan peace plan

Other	Syrian media coverage International recognition of the Syrian National Council

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Persondata
Name	Al-Asaad, Riad
Alternative names
Short description	Commander of the Free Syrian Army
Date of birth	c. 1961
Place of birth	Syria
Date of death
Place of death

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