Mohammed al-Awwad
Mohammed Abdulhamid al-Awwad محمد عبد الحميد العواد | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Mohammed Abdul-Hamid al-Awwad (Arabic:محمد عبد الحميد العواد) was a Syrian brigadier general who was assassinated in Damascus during the 2011-2012 Syrian uprising.[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.