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Syrian security forces said on Sunday that they killed an army commander who served under ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad, after he opened fire on them as they tried to arrest him.

In a statement, the forces accused Firas Abdul Karim Hammoud of having taken part in anti-government insurrections that killed security personnel.

Since al-Assad’s fall in December 2024, Syria’s new authorities have arrested dozens of security officials from his rule, and trials began in April.