Adham Al-Akrad | |
Native Name Lang: | أدهم الأكراد |
Birth Date: | 1974 |
Birth Place: | Daraa, Syria |
Death Date: | 14 October 2020 (aged 45–46) |
Death Place: | Izra, Syria |
Allegiance: | Free Syrian Army |
Branch: | Southern Front |
Commands: | Engineering and Missiles Regiment |
Adham Al-Akrad, also known by his kunya as Abu Qusay, (1974 – 14 October 2020), was a Syrian rebel leader in Daraa Governorate during the Syrian Revolution. He agreed to a settlement with the government after the entire governorate came under the Syrian army's control in 2018.[1]
Al-Akrad was a strong critic of the regime and the Iranian presence in the south. He was killed on his way to a meeting in Damascus in October 2020.[1]
He was living in the United Arab Emirates before the start of the Syrian civil uprising in March 2011.[2] [3] Where he was the manager of an energy engineering company there, as an energy engineer. Al-Akrad also resided in Russia for a while. He was married to his cousin and they had five sons.