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The FSA now has a new leader. General Idriss has been replaced by General al Bashir. (AFP/File)

March 8th, 2014 - 12:15 GMT

FSA appoints new chief

The Free Syrian Army has appointed a new chief, Brigadier General Abdel Ilah al Bashir.

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February 19th, 2014 - 06:05 GMT

Syrian rebel chief rejects his dismissal by opposition

A man walks through a destroyed residential area of the Syrian city of Saraqib, southwest of Aleppo, on September 9, 2013, following repeated airstrikes by government forces. The Free Syrian Army have rejected the latest solution to the Syria crisis offered by the US and Russia. (AFP)

September 15th, 2013 - 07:22 GMT

FSA rejects US-Russia chemical weapons plan

French Foreign Affairs minister Laurent Fabius gives a press conference on the situation in Syria, on September 10, 2013 at the ministry in Paris. (AFP)

September 10th, 2013 - 12:15 GMT

France preps UN resolution allowing Syria to cede chemical weapons

FRANCE, Paris : Syria's new opposition chief Ahmad Jarba is welcomed by Elisabeth Guigou, head of the French national assembly Foreign Affairs commitee, before his hearing on July 23, 2013 on the fisrt of a two-day visit aimed at convincing France to boost its support for rebels battling Syrian President. AFP PHOTO / PHOTO PIERRE ANDRIEU

July 24th, 2013 - 11:35 GMT

Syrian opposition leader to meet Hollande