The Syrian opposition, [a] also known as the Syrian revolutionaries (Arabic: الثوار السوريين), is an umbrella term for the rebel groups that opposed the Assad regime in Syria. In July 2011, at the beginning of the Syrian civil war, defectors from the Syrian Armed Forces formed the Free Syrian Army. More @Wikipedia
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