Mustafa Al-Sheikh
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Mustafa Ahmad al-Sheikh (Arabic: مصطفى أحمد الشيخ) was the founder and head of the Free Syrian Army's Higher Military Council in 2012, during the Syrian Civil War.[2][5] He was a brigadier general in the Syrian Army prior to his defection in December 2011.[6]
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Mustafa Ahmad al-Sheikh | |
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Native name | Arabic: مصطفى أحمد الشيخ |
Born | (1957-06-02) 2 June 1957 (age 66) Atme, Idlib Governorate, Syria[1] |
Allegiance | Syria (1979–2011) Syrian opposition (2012) |
Service/ | Syrian Army (1979–2011) Free Syrian Army (March–December 2012)[2] |
Years of service | 1979–2012 |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Commands held | Head of the Higher Military Council (February–December 2012)[3] |
Battles/wars | Lebanese Civil War Syrian Civil War |
Children | 4[4] |
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