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Hussein Isaac

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Allegiance
  
Syria

Rank
  
Major General

Name
  
Hussein Isaac


Commands held
  
Director of Air Defense Administration of Homs (until 2013) Director of Air Defense Administration of Al-Malihah (from 2014)

Battles/wars
  
Syrian civil war Battle of Al-Malihah

Died
  
May 18, 2014, Al-Malihah, Syria

Battles and wars
  
Battle of Al-Malihah, Syrian civil war

Service/branch
  
Syrian Arab Air Force, Syrian Armed Forces

Hussein Isaac was a Syrian Armed Forces major general who held the positions of Director of Air Defense Administration of Homs 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. The SOHR called his death an "important psychological blow" to the Assad government.

References

Hussein Isaac Wikipedia