(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian army's defector Colonel Imad al-Karrad, the commander of Homs al-Waleed Brigade, was assassinated by two gunmen riding motorbike in the village of Tal-Shihab in southern Daraa province, sources said Thursday.
Al-Karrad was born in the Old City of Daraa, known as Daraa al-Balad, graduated from the Aviation college 1986, defected from regime forces in early time of the Syrian revolution in 2011.
Mid 2013, the brigade of Homs al-Waleed was founded in Daraa as an appreciation for the sacrifices of Homs city, which included Horan rebels, special forces, Syouf Horan, Asood al-Yarmouk, Maghawir al-Janoub and al-Zubair bin al-Awam.
The first accused of the assassination is jaish Khalid Bin al-Waleed that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, and concentrate its activities in the Western Countryside of Horan and Yarmouk valley.
Commanders of the Syrians resistance's military formations seem to be targeted and assassinated, as killing al-Karrad has come almost a month after killing Hosam Abazid, commander of 18 March Battalion.
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