Mohammed al-Awwad

Mohammed Abdul-Hamid al-Awwad (Arabic:محمد عبد الحميد العواد) was a Syrian brigadier general who was assassinated in Damascus during the 2011-2012 Syrian uprising. The official Syrian government news agency disclosed that he was killed by armed men, who also wounded his driver in the attack.

Assassination
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. He was from the Damascus Countryside.