Dr. Issa al-Khouli (Arabic: عيسى الخولي) was a physician and Syrian Armed Forces brigadier general who was assassinated by three gunmen on 11 February 2012, as he stepped out his house in the neighborhood of Rukn-Eddin in Damascus. He is believed to have been the nephew of Muhammad al-Khuli, the former head of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate.[1] He is the first high military officer who was killed in the Syrian capital since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.[2]
Issa al-Khouli | |
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| Born | Syria |
| Died | 11 February 2012[1] Damascus, Syria[1] |
| Allegiance |  Syria |
| Service | Syrian Armed Forces |
| Rank |  Brigadier General[1] |
| Commands | Head of Hameish military hospital[1] |
| Battles / wars | Syrian civil war |
Career
editIssa al-Khouli, an Alawite from a family with close ties inside the Assad government, trained in Romania and France. He was a specialist in physical therapy and prosthetic devices.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Syrian General Is Killed by Gunmen in Damascus Ambush". The New York Times. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Syria: Gunmen assassinate army general