The general, who did not wish to be named but was happy to appear on camera, told a Reuters journalist that the band of rebels had received 'French and American assistance'.
When asked to clarify, the general said that the Free Syrian Army had received weapons and anti-aircraft missiles.
"We now have weapons and anti-aircraft missiles and God willing with all of that, we will defeat Bashar [President Assad]," the general said.
Neither the general's identity, nor his comments can be independently verified.
Initially forming last July, the Free Syrian Army was created by defecting military officers in response to President Assad's increasingly violent attempts to put down the uprising against his rule, which began almost a year ago.
The Telegraph
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