Saber Safar

Syrian Army officer

Saber Safar

Native name|

صابر صفر

Born| 1967 (age 57-58)
Abtaa, Syria
Allegiance|  Syria (until 2013)
Syrian opposition (2013–present)
Branch|  Syrian Arab Air Force (until 2013)[1]

Free Syrian Army[2]

* Southern Front

Rank|  Colonel[2]
Unit| 2nd Air Force Battalion (until 2013)[1]

First Army[3][2][better source needed]

* Hamza Division

Commands| Commander-in-chief of the 1st Army (2015)
Battles / wars|

* Syrian civil war
* Daraa Governorate campaign
* Daraa offensive (January 2015)
* 2015 Southern Syria offensive
* Daraa and As-Suwayda offensive (June 2015)
* Daraa offensive (June–July 2015)

Saber Safar Fares (Arabic: صابر صفر فارس) is a Free Syrian Army colonel, who defected from the Syrian Armed Forces to the FSA in 2013. He was the founder and commander of the Hamza Division[2] and also holds the position of overall commander in the First Army of the Southern Front since 1 January 2015.[3] As of late 2015, he was reportedly the highest ranking FSA officer in southern Syria.[1]

## History

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In August 2015, Saber Safar survived an assassination attempt in the 1st Army headquarters in the town of Abtaa.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "FSA OurChoice colonel Saber Safar". RFS Media Office. 16 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
2. ^ a b c d "Three important Free Syrian Army factions decided, at this 2015 new year, to create the First Army". SRO. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
3. ^ a b "More than 10.000 Free Syrian Army fighters announce the formation of the "First Army" in southern Syria". Shaam Times. 1 January 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
4. ^ "Mystery assassinations target Daraa rebels". NOW News. 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2017.

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