quarta-feira, 18 de outubro de 2017

«Prominent Syrian general Issam Zahreddine killed in Deir ez-Zor»

The prominent Syrian Arab Army (SAA) officer, Major General Issam Zahreddine, was killed today in Deir ez-Zor after his convoy struck a land mine planted by the Islamic State (ISIS).

According to a military source, General Zahreddine was conducting a special operation at Saqr Island in Deir ez-Zor, when his vehicle struck the land mine.

General Zahreddine was the commander of the elite 104th Airborne Brigade of the Republican Guard that heroically fought off the Islamic State (ISIS) for several years, while under siege and under supplied.

The General was born in rural Sweida village of Tarba and was 56 years old at the time of his death. (Al-Masdar News)

Glória ao herói! A luta continua!