Bashar al-Zoubi

Bashar al-Zoubi
Nickname(s) Abu Fadi
Born Syria
Allegiance

 Syria (previously)

Syria Syrian National Council (present)

Service/branch Free Syrian Army
Rank General
Unit Southern Front
Battles/wars Syrian civil war

Bashar al-Zoubi, also known as Abu Fadi, is a Free Syrian Army general, who defected from the Syrian Army to the FSA. He holds the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Front, the stronger of the two fronts of the national opposition, and as such, he is de facto the strongest leader in the national opposition. He is also head of the Yarmouk Brigade.[1] He is also a wealthy businessman who made his fortune in the tourism industry and hails from the powerful al-Zoubis clan.[2]

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