Global InformationIssam Zahreddine information
Issam Zahreddine | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Lion of the Republican Guard"[1] |
| Born | 9 September 1961 Tarba, As-Suwayda, United Arab Republic (present-day Syria) |
| Died | 18 October 2017 (aged 56) Hawijat Saqr, Deir ez-Zor, Syria |
| Buried | As-Suwayda[2] |
| Allegiance |  Syria |
| Service/ | Syrian Army |
| Years of service | 1980–2017 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Unit | Republican Guard |
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Issam Jad'aan Zahreddine (Arabic: عِصَام جَدْعَان زَهْر الدِّين, romanized: ʿIṣām Jadʿān Zahr ad-Dīn, 9 September 1961 – 18 October 2017; also transliterated as Zaher Eldin or Zaher al-Deen) was a Syrian military officer and former commander of the Syrian Republican Guard.[3][7][8] He played a major role in the Syrian Civil War, leading Syrian government forces on several fronts.[9] His most prominent role was the leadership of the surrounded Syrian forces during the over three-year long Siege of Deir ez-Zor. On 18 October 2017, 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.[10]
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- ^ Tom O'Connor Top Syrian War General Killed in Explosion outside city he helped free from ISIS, Newsweek 10/18/17
- ^ a b c Josie Ensor Top Syrian general killed by Isil landmine near Deir Ezzor, The Telegraph 18 October 2017
- ^ a b Riad Alarian The "Butcher of Deir Ezzor," Issam Zahreddine, Dies 1 Month After Threatening Syrian Refugees, Muftah, 21 October 2017
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- ^ "Military commander of Syria's Deir al-Zour operation killed in mine explosion - Xinhua - English.news.cn". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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- ^ 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.