Free Syrian Army Fire Their Military Chief

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/tdThFwVHHwY" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Syrian Rebel Army Fires Commander Many Considered Ineffective -- L.A. Times</b></span></div><br />BEIRUT--The head of the Free Syrian Army, the U.S.-backed assemblage of ostensibly moderate Syrian opposition forces, has been removed from his post, according to a statement Sunday from the rebel command’s Supreme Military Council.<br /><br />Brig. Gen. Salim Idriss is to be replaced by Brig. Gen. Abdul-Ilah Bashir Al-Noeimi, a rebel field commander in southern Syria, the statement said. The move appeared to be part of a broader shakeup of the rebel leadership as the Syrian conflict nears the three-year mark with little sign of a resolution.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-syrian-rebels-fire-commander-20140216,0,355260.story#axzz2tbHkqCQv">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>More News On The Free Syrian Army Firing Their Military Chief</b></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.albawaba.com/conflict-syria/syria-sack-army-cheif--555013">Free Syrian Army sacks military chief </a>-- Al Bawaba<br /><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hqdIiPPZpTf7xVBS9F8y-G1ewLCA?docId=8fe15c2c-f35c-4727-ba5a-86546baf521d">Free Syrian Army fires military chief over leadership 'paralysis'</a> -- AFP<br /><a href="http://gulfnews.com/news/region/syria/free-syrian-army-sacks-chief-1.1291954">Free Syrian Army sacks chief</a> -- Gulf News/Reuters<br /><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-02-17/free-syrian-army-removes-idriss-as-supreme-military-commander">Free Syrian Army Removes Idriss as Supreme Military Commander</a> -- Bloomberg Businessweek<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-backed-syrian-opposition-leader-voted-out-of-office-by-rebel-commanders/2014/02/16/d5550b32-975c-11e3-9616-d367fa6ea99b_story.html">U.S.-backed Syrian opposition leader voted out of office by rebel commanders</a> -- Washington Post<br /><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/17/3941037/syrian-opposition-appoints-new.html">Syrian opposition appoints new military chief</a> -- AP

Free Syrian Army Fire Their Military Chief

Syrian Rebel Army Fires Commander Many Considered Ineffective -- L.A. Times BEIRUT--The head of the Free Syrian Army, the U.S.-backed assemb...

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