31.01.2025 10:01
After the overthrow of the 61-year Baath regime, soldiers loyal to the deposed leader Bashar al-Assad began to join the new army established for Syria one by one, while a deserter soldier faced a horrific fate. A former brigadier general of the Syrian Army was shot and killed in the street by HTS. The footage captured the moments when the soldier was hit by bullets while trying to show his ID, which he took out of his wallet.
The collapse of the Baath regime, which lasted for 61 years in Syria, opens the door to a new era in the country, while the future of soldiers loyal to the ousted leader Bashar al-Assad remains uncertain. As former soldiers loyal to the ousted leader Bashar al-Assad begin to join the newly established army for the reconstruction of Syria one by one, the process ended horrifically for a fleeing soldier.
THE FOOTAGE CAUSED OUTRAGE
A former soldier who served as a Brigadier General in the Assad regime was shot and killed in broad daylight by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an armed opposition group that led the overthrow of the regime in Syria. The footage of the moment the former Brigadier General was shot quickly caused a significant uproar.
THEY OPENED FIRE WHILE TRYING TO SHOW HIS IDENTITY
In the footage released regarding the moments of the incident, it was seen that the person identified as a former Brigadier General of the Syrian Army did not resist the attackers and was trying to explain who he was with the ID he took out of his wallet. However, the attackers opened fire without engaging in any dialogue.