Issam Zahreddine

Issam Zahreddine
Nickname(s)"Lion of the Republican Guard"
"The Druze Beast"
Born1961
Tarba, As-Suwayda, Syria
Died18 October 2017(2017-10-18) (aged 56)
Hawijat Saqr, Deir ez-Zor
Allegiance Syria
BranchSyrian Arab Army
Years of service1980–2017
Rank Major General
Unit Syrian Republican Guard
Commands
  • Republican Guard's 104th Brigade
  • Commander of SAA troops in Aleppo (July – October 2013)
  • Commander of Republican Guards in Deir ez-Zor (October 2013 – October 2017)
Battles / warsSyrian civil war

Issam Jad'aan Zahreddine (Arabic: عِصَام جَدْعَان زَهْر الدِّين, romanized: ʿIṣām Jadʿān Zahr ad-Dīn, 9 September 1961 – 18 October 2017 sometimes called as Issam Zaher Eldin or Issam Zaher al-Deen, was a Major General of the Syrian Republican Guard. He played a major role in the Syrian Civil War, leading government forces on several fronts. His most prominent role was the leadership of the surrounded Syrian forces during the over three-year long Siege of Deir ez-Zor.

Syrian news agencies reported on 18 October 2017, that Zahreddine was killed by a land mine explosion during operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on Saqr island in Deir ez-Zor.

References

  1. ↑ S.J. Prince (20 November 2016). "WATCH: Syrian General Tours Row of Corpses of Dead ISIS Militants". Heavy.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 "By All Means Necessary!" (PDF). Human Rights Watch. December 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Senior-level Syrian Army official killed in battle | JerusalemOnline". Archived from the original on 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  4. ↑ "Military commander of Syria's Deir al-Zour operation killed in mine explosion - Xinhua | English.news.cn". Archived from the original on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  5. ↑ Gambill, Gary C. (2013), Syrian Druze: Toward Defiant Neutrality, Middle East Forum, retrieved 9 July 2013
  6. ↑ Leith Fadel (18 October 2017). "Breaking: Prominent Syrian general Issam Zahreddine killed in Deir Ezzor". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.