Mohammed Suleiman (General)
Mohammed Suleiman ( Arabic محمد سليمان, DMG Muḥammad Sulaimān ; * 1958 or 1959 in Driekesh near Tartus ; † August 2, 2008 in Al Rimal Al Zahabiyeh near Tartus) was a Syrian brigadier general who was shot in an assassination attempt. In 2015, a National Security Agency document leaked by Edward Snowden revealed that the Israeli naval unit Shajetet was stuck 13 . Suleiman was killed while on the beach with his family.
Suleimann belonged to the religious community of the Alawites . He was considered a close confidante and advisor to the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad . It is believed that he was the Syrian liaison with Hezbollah and that he was in close contact with Imad Mughniyya . He is also said to have been the main discussion partner of the International Atomic Energy Agency .
Footnotes
- ↑ died at the age of 49, cf. Nicholas Blanford: The Mystery Behind a Syrian Murder . In: Time . August 7, 2008
- ^ Israeli Special Forces Assassinated Senior Syrian Official . In: First Look , July 15, 2015.
- ↑ Hans-Christian Rößler: Murder in Syria: Who killed Assad's confidante? In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . August 5, 2008
- ↑ Amnesty International Germany : Amnesty Report 2009: Syria
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Suleiman, Mohammed |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | محمد سليمان (Arabic) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Syrian Brigadier General |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1958 or 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Driekesh at Tartus |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 2, 2008 |
| Place of death | Al Rimal Al Zahabiyeh near Tartus |