Mohammed Abdulhamid al-Awwad | |
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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]
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]