Mohammed al-Awwad

Syrian Army general (1985–2012)

Mohammed Abdulhamid al-Awwad

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
Branch| Syrian Army
Rank|  Brigadier General
Battles / wars|

* Syrian Civil War
* Rif Dimashq clashes (November 2011–March 2012)

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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Al-Awwad's car was ambushed when he was heading to the unit he commanded in the eastern Ghouta region of Rif Dimashq. 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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