(Zaman Al Wasl)- Bashar Al-Assad has appointed Maj. Gen Akram Ahmed Hawija as the new commander of the 7th Mechanical Division, succeeding Maj. Gen Hikmat Suleiman who was referred to retirement .
Hawija, originally from Qerdaha, Assad's hometown, was the head of the security committee in the border Albukamal region, and a deputy commander of for the 11th Tank Division in central Homs province.
Assad has also appointed Brig. Gen Haitham Suleiman Barakat as the commander of 123rd Infantry Regiment in the 17th Division in Hasaka province.
Most of the promoted generals come from Bashar al-Assad's hometown in coastal region and belong to the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam.
Assad, who believes that war is over along with his key allies Russia and Iran, has maintained to survive with a powerless army by depending on local militias and Iran-backed-and-funded foreign militants.
Syrian activists said all active officers in the regime army have been involved in war crimes against the Syrian people.
More than 200,000 pro-regime forces have been killed in nine years, according to local monitoring groups.
Zaman Al Wasl
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