Abu Firas al-Suri

Abu Firas al-Suri
أبو فراس السوري
Born	1950 Madaya, Second Syrian Republic
Died	April 3, 2016(2016-04-03) (aged 65–66) Idlib Governorate, Syria
Nationality	Syrian
Military career
Allegiance	Syria (Until 1979) Fighting Vanguard (1979–1980) Al-Qaeda (1980s–2016)
Service / branch	Syrian Army (Until 1979) al-Nusra Front (2012–2016)
Years of service	1970s–2016
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles / wars	Islamist uprising in Syria Soviet-Afghan War Syrian Civil War Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon Military intervention against ISIL American-led intervention in Syria

Radwan Nammous (1950 – April 3, 2016; Arabic: رضوان ناموس), better known by his nom-de-guerre Abu Firas al-Suri (Arabic: أبو فراس السوري, romanized: ʾAbū Firās as-Sūrī), was a Syrian militant and former military officer who was a senior official in Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front, serving as the group's spokesman.^[1]