Fares Bayoush

Fares Bayoush
Fares Bayoush
Native name	فارس البيوش
Born	1970 (age 54–55); Kafr Nabl, Idlib Governorate, Syria
Allegiance	Ba'athist Syria (1990–2011); Free Syrian Army (2012–17)
Branch	Syrian Arab Air Force (1990–2011); Northern Division (2015–17); 5th Corps (2014); Free Idlib Army (2016–17);
Years of service	1990–2011
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Unit	24th Air Brigade (1992–2011); Knights of Justice Brigade (2012–17);
Commands	5th Corps chief of staff (2014)
Battles / wars	Syrian Civil War Deir ez-Zor clashes (2011–14) (POW); Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2012–April 2013) Battle of Maarat al-Numan (2012) (WIA); ; 2013 Hama offensive; Battle of Murak; 2014 Hama offensive; Northwestern Syria offensive (April–June 2015); Northwestern Syria offensive (October–November 2015); 2015 Hama offensive; Syrian protests (2016);

Fares Bayoush (Arabic: فارس البيوش, born 1970) is a former lieutenant colonel in the Syrian Arab Air Force who defected to the Free Syrian Army in 2012.