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{{Short description|Syrian Army general (1985–2012)}}
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| name = Mohammed Abdul-Hamid al-Awwad
| name = Mohammed Abdulhamid al-Awwad
| native_name = محمد عبد الحميد العواد
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| death_date = 16 January 2012
| death_date = 16 January 2012 (aged 53–54)
| birth_place = [[Damascus Countryside]], [[Syria]]
| death_place = [[Ghouta]], [[Damascus]], [[Syria]]
| birth_place = [[Al-Nashabiyah]], Syria
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'''Mohammed Abdul-Hamid al-Awwad''' was a Syrian Brigadier General who was reported to have been "assassinated" in Damascus during the 2011-2012 Syrian uprising.<ref>[http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-01/16/c_131363421.htm Brigadier general assassinated in Syria]</ref> The offical Syrian government news acency, SANA, claimed that the General was targeted by armed men, who killed him and wounded his driver.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_eleven-more-killed-in-syria-despite-arab-monitors_1638113 Eleven more killed in Syria despite Arab monitors]</ref><ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2012/0117/1224310359478.html Ban Ki-moon calls for UN action over killings in Syria]</ref>
'''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>


== Assassination ==
== Assassination ==
The General's car was allegedly ambushed when he was heading to the unit he commanded in the eastern Al-Ghouta area of Damascus. The driver issued a statement, claiming that a taxi had overtook their car, and four gunmen had shot al-Awwad in the head, whilst wounding him.<ref>http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2012/01/16/394558.htm</ref> SANA also reported that al-Awwad was from the Damascus countryside.<ref>http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2012/01/17/394829.htm</ref>
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>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Terrorism deaths in Syria]]
[[Category:Military personnel killed in the Syrian civil war]]
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Latest revision as of 15:34, 18 March 2023

Mohammed Abdulhamid al-Awwad
Funeral of Mohammed al-Awwad
Native name
محمد عبد الحميد العواد
Born1958[1]
Al-Nashabiyah, Syria
Died16 January 2012 (aged 53–54)
Ghouta, Syria
AllegianceSyria
Service / branchSyrian Army
RankBrigadier General
Battles / warsSyrian 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

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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.[5] He was from the Damascus Countryside.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "محمد عبد الحميد العواد". www.dampress.net.
  2. ^ "Brigadier general assassinated in Syria". Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Eleven more killed in Syria despite Arab monitors". dna. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. ^ Jansen, Michael. "Ban Ki-moon calls for UN action over killings in Syria". The Irish Times.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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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