Armed group assassinates son of Grand Mufti of the Republic

An armed terrorist group on Sunday assassinated Professor of History at Aleppo University Dr. Mohammad al-Omar while he was on his way to the university, accompanied by Saria Hassoun, son of Grand Mufti of the Republic Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, who was injured in the attack and succumbed to his injuries after being admitted to Idleb National Hospital. A source at Idelb Police Command said that gunmen set up an ambush for Dr. al-Omar's car near Ebla University on Idleb-Aleppo highway and opened fire at it which resulted in the martyrdom of Dr. al-Omar and the injury of the son of the Grand Mufti. Dr. Mohammad Deeb al-Haj, thoracic surgery specialist at Idleb National Hospital, said that martyr Hassoun sustained a gunshot to the back, causing him to die due to extensive bleeding. Chairman of the National Union of Syrian Students branch in Ebla University Bassel al-Youssef said that Dr. al-Omar and Hassoun were an example of fine morals and modesty, and that their martyrdom is a medal of honor as they joined the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for their country. Martyr Saria Hassoun was born in 1989. He was a second year student at Ebla University. Armed terrorist groups in Homs killed Chairman of Thoracic Surgery Department at Homs National Hospital Dr. Hassan Eid on September 25th, Engineer Aws Abdel Karim Khalil, a nuclear engineering specialist and charge d'affaires at al-Baath University on September 28th, and Deputy Dean of the Architecture Faculty Mohammad Ali Aqil on September 26th.