FSA Kittens

FSA rescues a cat that was taken prisoner by Hezbollah militants in Syria.

A member of the Free Syrian Army pats a cat in Aleppo, Syria, Oct. 22, 2012. Reuters

FSA soldier shares a meal with a kitten

The FSA hero who started it all - Hussam Eddine Armanazi, a med student who left everything to fight for Syria’s freedom and made the ultimate sacrifice - is pictured here with the first kitten to join the FSA. Hussam recognized that cats wanted to fight for freedom too and helped organize the first FSA feline battalion.

Texan cat Bastet supports her cat comrades in Syria fighting for freedom. Her close friend Austin Tice, a heroic American journalist covering the Syrian revolution, was detained by Assad forces and has not been heard from since. Americans and Syrians are united in their demand: FREE AUSTIN TICE

FSA martyr Yaman Hamoud with his comrade-at-arms and loyal friend, a battle-hardened grenadier kitten.

Brothers-in-arms… a FSA sniper shares his rations with his comrade after the two of them successfully repelled an attack by Assad shabiha.

Beesei shows her support for the FSA

Syrian kittens, just like the free Syrian people, demonstrate tremendous courage on a daily basis. Shrapnel from artillery fire by Assad forces shredded this kitten’s limb, yet she is still committed to the struggle for Syria’s freedom.

Syrian National Council representative Yusef Meowsalot meets the Red Cross and Amnesty International in Geneva to begin war crimes indictments against the Assad regime.

Since the FSA has been capturing numerous Assad tanks, kittens have recently begun training for tank duty. Zainab (above) successfully completes her course on commanding a T-72. 

Randa surveys the damage done to her neighborhood by Assad’s airstrikes. Bakeries, clinics, schools, and homes - Assad destroys them all.

Like many Syrians, Rana’s home was destroyed by the Assad regime. She looks forward to the day the regime is toppled by the FSA and she can begin rebuilding a better Syria.