Hassan Abboud (Arabic: حَسان عَبود, romanized: Ḥassān Abbūd), also known under his nom de guerre Abu Abdullah al-Hamawi, was a Syrian militant and political leader who was one of the founders of Ahrar al-Sham.[1] He was part of its leadership until his death in September 2014.
Hassan Aboud | |
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| Emir of Ahrar al-Sham | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1979 Hama, Syria |
| Died | 9 September 2014 |
| Nickname | Abu Abdullah al-Hamawi |
Background
editGerman periodical Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung describes him as "one of the most important heads of the Syrian opposition against the government in Damascus".[2]
Biography
editHe was born in 1979 in Hama.[3]
He was imprisoned in Sednaya Prison for four years between 2007 and 2011 until he was released as part of an amnesty following the commencement of uprisings in Syria.[4]
He served as the head of the political council in the rebel union Islamic Front.[citation needed]
In December 2013, he gave an interview to Al Jazeera's Sami Zeidan, in which he discussed his organisation's objectives and Syria's future. He stated that his group's ultimate aim was to establish an Islamic state in Syria, which represented the long suppressed aspiration of the Syrian people. Concerning the Geneva peace talks he stated that it did not represent his group, which had not participated therein, and that they viewed it as a plot to derail the Syrian Revolution from its objectives.[5]
Death
editOn 9 September 2014 he was killed along with 45 other rebel leaders in a bomb attack that targeted a secret meeting in an underground hideaway in Ram Hamdan, rural Northern Idlib.[6][7][8] There are controversies around the nature and the perpetrators of the attack. Based on witnesses of the dead corpses, a sophisticated gas attack is suggested. Whereas some people mention a suicide bomber. The Islamic State (ISIL) has been forwarded responsible for the attack; however, some circles suggest the involvement of the United Arab Emirates.[9] Others have speculated that his death may have been an accident in a weapons workshop in the complex he was in, or possible involvement from Western intelligence agencies, or that the attack was carried out by a rebel rival of Ahrar al-Sham.[10]
References
edit- ^ "من المؤسس حسان عبود.. ست شخصيات قادت "أحرار الشام"". عنب بلدي (in Arabic). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Hermann, Rainer (10 September 2014). "IS-Terror: Bruderkrieg unter Syriens Islamisten". Faz.net. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "سيرة الشيخ المجاهد حسان عبود - أبو عبد الله الحموي - رحمه الله". الدرر الشامية (in Arabic). 27 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "من المؤسس حسان عبود.. ست شخصيات قادت "أحرار الشام"". عنب بلدي (in Arabic). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Hassan Abboud: 'We will fight for our rights'". Al Jazeera. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "اغتيال مؤسس حركة أحرار الشام حسان عبّود".
- ^ "Syria conflict: Blast kills leader of Ahrar al-Sham rebels". British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Syria rebel leader killed in suicide blast". Al Jazeera. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Did UAE and Saudi Play Role in Assassination of Syrian Opposition Leaders?". Middle East Observer. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Four jihadists, one prison: all released by Assad and all now dead". The Telegraph. 11 May 2016.
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