Zubaida al-Meeki explained

Zubaida al-Meeki
Caption:Zubaida announcing defection to the FSA
Birth Place:Syrian Golan, Syria
Allegiance: (previously)
(2012)
Branch:Free Syrian Army
Rank: Colonel
Commands:Recruitment division in Babbila
Battles:Syrian civil war

Zubaida al-Meeki (Arabic: زبيدة الميقي) is an Alawite Free Syrian Army colonel, who defected from the Syrian Army to the FSA in 2012 during clashes in the town of Babbila. She became the first female officer to publicly announce her defection from the Army. Before her defection, she worked in the army's recruitment division in Babbila. After her defection, she stayed in Syria for two months where she trained 40-50 fighters of the Soldiers of God Battalion, before fleeing to Turkey.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Defected woman general trains Syria's rebels. 23 October 2012. Al Jazeera. 2 January 2015.