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19 photos of the life of Free Syrian Army fighters

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Free Syrian Army

As Syria's bloody civil war enters into its fifth year, the conflict shows no signs of abating.

The FSA, led by Colonel Riad al-Asaad, was founded in 2011 and is composed of former military defectors, and touts itself as a more moderate alternative to the various jihadist factions operating across Syria, reports the BBC.

Reuters photographers give us a firsthand look of what it's like to be a soldier in the Free Syrian Army (FSA).

 

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An FSA fighter stands at a lookout point in the northern Aleppo countryside.



An FSA fighter fires a shell towards Islamic State fighters in the northern Aleppo countryside.



FSA fighters party during a wedding ceremony in the town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus.



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