Mohammed al-Awwad
Mohammed Abdulhamid al-Awwad محمد عبد الحميد العواد | |
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| Born | Damascus countryside, Syria |
| Died | 16 January 2012 Ghouta, Damascus, Syria |
| Allegiance |  Syria |
| Service | Syrian Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles / wars | 2011-2012 Syrian Uprising |
Martyr Mohammed Abdulhamid al-Awwad (Arabic:الشهيد محمد عبد الحميد العواد) was a Syrian Brigadier General who has been assassinated in Damascus during the 2011-2012 Syrian uprising.[1] The official Syrian government news acency disclosed that the General was killed by armed men, who wounded his driver in the attack.[2][3]
Assassination
The General'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]