Issam Zahreddine
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Issam Jad'aan Zahreddine (Arabic: عِصَام جَدْعَان زَهْر الدِّين, romanized: ʿIṣām Jadʿān Zahr ad-Dīn, 9 September 1961 – 18 October 2017; also transliterated as Zaher Eldin or Zaher al-Deen) was a Syrian military officer and former commander of the Syrian Republican Guard.[3][7][8] He played a major role in the Syrian Civil War, leading Syrian government forces on several fronts.[9] His most prominent role was the leadership of the surrounded Syrian forces during the over three-year long Siege of Deir ez-Zor. On 18 October 2017, Zahreddine was killed by a land mine explosion during operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on Saqr island in Deir ez-Zor.[10]
Issam Zahreddine | |
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Nickname(s) | "Lion of the Republican Guard"[1] |
Born | (1961-09-09)9 September 1961 Tarba, As-Suwayda, United Arab Republic (present-day Syria) |
Died | 18 October 2017(2017-10-18) (aged 56) Hawijat Saqr, Deir ez-Zor, Syria |
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Service/ | Syrian Army |
Years of service | 1980–2017 |
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Unit | Republican Guard |
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