"Salim Idris"@en . "1979Z"^^ . "\u0633\u0644\u06CC\u0645 \u0625\u062F\u0631\u06CC\u0633"@en . . . . . "Salim Idris (born c. 1957) is the former Chief of Staff of the Supreme Military Council (SMC) of the Free Syrian Army, which is the main Syrian armed opposition group. He has a PhD in \"electronic radars\" and speaks five languages, including English. An East German-trained electronics professor, he was a general in the Syrian Army when he defected in July 2012."@en . "(1979 \u2013 July 2012)" . "National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces(December 2012\u2013present)" . "Commander of the Free Syrian Army" . "Armed opposition forces" . . . . "Idris, Salim"@en . "1979Z"^^ .