DAMASCUS: Syrian security forces said on Sunday that they killed an army commander who served under ousted ruler Bashar 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 Assad’s fall in December 2024, Syria’s new Islamist authorities have arrested dozens of security officials from his rule, and trials began in April. The security forces said they “neutralized Firas Abdul Karim Hammoud...

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

Tiger Forces commander Firas Hammoud led 'mutiny' last year by supporters of former regime, state TV says