Because of the current situation, because of our absolute conviction that the Criminal Regime in Syria will not be stopped or removed without the use of force and coercion, and because of the rapid increase in number of the defected soldiers as well as officers of the Syrian Regular Armed Forces, we formed the Free Syrian Army in the 27^th of July 2011. This FSA is the corner stone of the future Syrian Army that conists of all Syrians regardless of their religion, sectarian or ethnic origin, belief, or inclination, and regardless of their different traditions and cultures. It is an Army for all, whose purpose and only reason of existence is to defend and protect Syria and the Syrians. It is also the only Miltary Force that assumes the responsibility of removing this Criminal Regime. We, the FSA, will spare no effort to strike this Criminal Regime along with its criminal militia (know as Shabieha) as hard as possible in order to protect the demonstrators and defend the cities and villages that are struck down by the Criminal Regime and its militia. We have made an oath to be the dutiful soldiers of this Great Revolution, and therefore we will do everything within our means to achieve our purpose.

With the help of Allah, victory will be ours and Inshaallah it will be in our hands'reach.

Long live Syria freed from tyranny and dictatorship.

Colonel Reyad Mousa Al Al'as'ad