The Syrian Government Fighters Killed on the al-Suwayda' Front: A Sample Profile

Who were the many fighters killed on the side of the Syrian government’s military and internal security during the recent failed campaign to impose control over the primarily Druze province of al-Suwayda’ in the south? Documentation of all the casualties will take some time, but here I would like to present a profile of one of them: Abu Mus‘ab al-‘Atiqi, who was killed in one of the Israeli airstrikes that were conducted in support of the Druze factions, inflicted heavy losses on government forces and were likely the decisive factor in the government’s decision to withdraw its forces from the province.

Abu Mus‘ab’s death was announced on July 16 by the media platform Tawwaq Media, which is linked to the small independent jihadist faction Ansar al-Tawhid that has served as an ally of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham. The information provided comes from a colleague of his at Tawwaq Media.