Mohammed al-Awwad
| Mohammed Abdulhamid al-Awwad محمد عبد الحميد العواد | |
|---|---|
 Funeral of Mohammed al-Awwad | |
| Born | Damascus Countryside, Syria |
| Died |
16 January 2012 Ghouta, Damascus, Syria |
| Allegiance |
 Syria |
| Service/branch | Syrian Army |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | |
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.[1] The official Syrian government news agency disclosed that he was killed by armed men, who also wounded his driver in the attack.[2][3]
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.[4] He was from the Damascus Countryside.[5]
References
- ↑ "Brigadier general assassinated in Syria". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Eleven more killed in Syria despite Arab monitors". dna. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ Ban Ki-moon calls for UN action over killings in Syria
- ↑ "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". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
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