### [2026-08-30](/feed/2026/08/30/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Syrian security forces says that they have killed Firas Abdul Karim Hammoud, a army commander who served under ousted former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, after he opened fire on forces as they tried to arrest him. 




### Sources:

1. [Asharq Al Awsat](https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5312802-syrian-authorities-say-killed-assad-era-officer-after-clash)

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