Claim: Rachid Ammar was the president of the Tunisian Armed Forces who was sacked by Zine El Abidine Ben Ali when he refused to give the order to shoot the Tunisian protesters.
Evidence: Rachid Ammar, or Rchid Ammar (Arabic: رشيد عمار‎)(born 1947 or 1948) was the chief of staff of the Tunisian Armed Forces.