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| name = Mohammed Abdulhamid al-Awwad |
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| native_name = محمد عبد الحميد العواد |
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'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-01/16/c_131363421.htm|title=Brigadier general assassinated in Syria| |
'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-01/16/c_131363421.htm|title=Brigadier general assassinated in Syria|access-date=27 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208193003/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-01/16/c_131363421.htm|archive-date=8 February 2015}}</ref> The official Syrian government news agency disclosed that he was killed by armed men, who also wounded his driver in the attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_eleven-more-killed-in-syria-despite-arab-monitors_1638113|title=Eleven more killed in Syria despite Arab monitors|work=dna|access-date=27 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ban-ki-moon-calls-for-un-action-over-killings-in-syria-1.446179|title=Ban Ki-moon calls for UN action over killings in Syria|first=Michael|last=Jansen|newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref> |
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== Assassination == |
== Assassination == |
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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2012/01/16/394558.htm|title=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|publisher=| |
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2012/01/16/394558.htm|title=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|publisher=|access-date=27 January 2015}}</ref> He was from the [[Rif Dimashq Governorate|Damascus Countryside]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2012/01/17/394829.htm|title=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|access-date=27 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223225720/http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2012/01/17/394829.htm|archive-date=23 February 2012}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 15:34, 18 March 2023
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 |
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]
Assassination
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.