Issa al-Khouli

Issa al-Khouli
Born Syria
Died 11 February 2012[1]
Damascus, Syria[1]
Allegiance  Syria
Service/branch Syrian Armed Forces
Rank Brigadier General[1]
Commands held Head of Hameish military hospital[1]
Battles/wars Syrian civil war

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]

Career

Issa 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Syrian General Is Killed by Gunmen in Damascus Ambush". The New York Times. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Syria: Gunmen assassinate army general
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