Saber Safar

Saber Safar
Saber Safar
Native name	صابر صفر فارس
Born	1967 (age 57–58); Abtaa, Syria
Allegiance	Syria (until 2013); Syrian opposition (2013–present)
Branch	Syrian Arab Air Force (until 2013); Free Syrian Army Southern Front;
Rank	Colonel
Unit	2nd Air Force Battalion (until 2013); First Army 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 and also holds the position of overall commander in the First Army of the Southern Front since 1 January 2015. As of late 2015, he was reportedly the highest ranking FSA officer in southern Syria.