Hussein Isaac | |
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Born | 5 February 1954 Syria |
Died | 18 May 2014[1] Al-Malihah, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria | (aged 60)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Syrian Armed Forces |
Rank |
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Commands held | Director of Air Defense Administration of Homs
[1] (until 2013) Director of Air Defense Administration of Al-Malihah [1] (from 2014) |
Battles/wars | Syrian civil war |
Hussein Isaac ( Arabic: حسين اسحق) was a Syrian Armed Forces major general who held the positions of Director of Air Defense Administration of Homs [1] and, later until his death, in Al-Malihah. He died during the Battle of Al-Malihah of his wounds on 18 May 2014, making him one of the few top-ranking generals killed in the conflict. [3] The SOHR called his death an "important psychological blow" to the Assad government. [2]
Hussein Isaac | |
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Born | 5 February 1954 Syria |
Died | 18 May 2014[1] Al-Malihah, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria | (aged 60)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Syrian Armed Forces |
Rank |
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Commands held | Director of Air Defense Administration of Homs
[1] (until 2013) Director of Air Defense Administration of Al-Malihah [1] (from 2014) |
Battles/wars | Syrian civil war |
Hussein Isaac ( Arabic: حسين اسحق) was a Syrian Armed Forces major general who held the positions of Director of Air Defense Administration of Homs [1] and, later until his death, in Al-Malihah. He died during the Battle of Al-Malihah of his wounds on 18 May 2014, making him one of the few top-ranking generals killed in the conflict. [3] The SOHR called his death an "important psychological blow" to the Assad government. [2]