"...For now, the Free Syrian Army holds no territory, appears largely disorganized and is up against a loyal and cohesive military...
The FSA's leader, breakaway air force Col. Riad al-Asaad, is based in exile in Turkey, ...
On Saturday, more than two dozen people were killed in hot spots around the nation, most of them in a battle between troops and the growing force of defectors, activists said... The FSA's leader acknowledges nearly all the defectors under his command — he estimates there are some 15,000 ..."
'Supreme Free Commander of the Defectors (SFCD)'
Sunday, December 4, 2011
'Syrian Army' defections in the tens of thousands, but yet to change the dynamic in Syria
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He has a couple hundred conscription deserters, at best. Apparently As`ad himself is a retired Colonel, but even if he were an active Colonel he would still have negligible weight thanks to the structure of the Syrian Army. While Colonel is the highest rank in the Libyan army, it is a rather low rank in the Syrian army, practically speaking.
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