Abu Fahd Wahid al-Balous (Arabic: أبو فهد وحيد البلعوس; 19 May 1965 – 4 September 2015) was a Syrian Druze leader and cleric who led the Sheikhs of Dignity armed group.
Life
editAn opponent of Bashar al Assad, Al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State (ISIS),[1] he was assassinated in Suwayda by a car bomb in 2015, allegedly by the Syrian Government.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Protests in Druze Stronghold in Syria After Prominent Sheikh Killed". Haaretz. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ "Death of Druze leader reported in Syria blast". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ "Prominent Druze Leader Sheikh Wahid al-Balous Killed in Syria". Haaretz. Retrieved 2024-12-07.