Mohammed al-Awwad
Mohammed Abdul-Hamid al-Awwad (Arabic:محمد عبد الحميد العواد) was a Syrian brigadier general who was assassinated in Damascus during the Syrian Civil War.[2] The official Syrian government news agency disclosed that he was killed by armed men, who also wounded his driver in the attack.[3][4]
Mohammed Abdulhamid al-Awwad | |
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 Funeral of Mohammed al-Awwad | |
| Native name | محمد عبد الحميد العواد |
| Born | 1958[1] Al-Nashabiyah, Syria |
| Died | 16 January 2012 (aged 53–54) Ghouta, Syria |
| Allegiance | Syria |
| Service/ | Syrian Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | Syrian Civil War |
Assassination
General al-Awwad's car was ambushed when he was heading to the unit he commanded in the eastern Al-Ghouta area of Damascus. The driver testified that a taxi had passed their car, while four gunmen shot al-Awwad in the head.[5] He was from the Damascus Countryside.[6]
References
- "محمد عبد الحميد العواد". www.dampress.net.
- "Brigadier general assassinated in Syria". Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- "Eleven more killed in Syria despite Arab monitors". dna. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- Jansen, Michael. "Ban Ki-moon calls for UN action over killings in Syria". The Irish Times.
- "丕賱賵賰丕賱丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 丕賱爻賵乇賷丞 賱賱兀賳亘丕亍 - Syrian Arab News Agency". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- "丕賱賵賰丕賱丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 丕賱爻賵乇賷丞 賱賱兀賳亘丕亍 - Syrian Arab News Agency". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
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