Bashar al-Zoubi

Bashar al-Zoubi , also known as Abu Fadi, is a Syrian general-turned rebel leader who defected from the Syrian Armed Forces. He became the leader of the Southern Front. He was also the head of the Yarmouk Brigade.

Personal life Al-Zoubi, a native of Al Taybah, "made his fortune in the tourism industry" and is from the al-Zoubi clan.

Syrian civil war Al-Zoubi defected from the Syrian government in 2011. He later became the "commander-in-chief" of the Southern Front, as well as the head of the Yarmouk Brigade.

Al-Zoubi was part of an "opposition delegation", including Adham al-Akrad and Ahmad al-Awda, which negotiated with Russia in late June 2018, though he rejected the proposed terms of the settlement.

An unsuccessful assassination attempt on his life was made in December 2013.