Ghanem Ibrahim al-Hassan explained

Ghanem Ibrahim al-Hassan
Birth Place:	Homs, Syria
Death Place:	Idlib, Syria
Branch:	Syrian Army
Rank:	Brigadier General
Battles:	Syrian Civil War Idlib Governorate clashes (September 2011–March 2012)

Ghanem Ibrahim al-Hassan was a Syrian Brigadier General who was shot and killed in Idlib by armed opposition fighters during the Syrian Civil War, in the 2011 Idlib clashes, according to Syrian state media SANA.^[1] He had been training soldiers at the Assad Military Engineering Academy in the town of Saraqeb in Idlib.^[2] According to SANA, al-Hasan was from Homs.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zeina . Karam . Zeina Karam . Syrian activists say more than 25 killed, including 8 troops in revenge attack . Global BC . 2011-12-14 . 2012-02-28 .
2. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/world/violence-in-syrian-border-province-leaves-28violence-in-syrian-border-province-leaves-28-dead-2028753.html
3. Web site: Syrian Arab News Agency . Seventeen Army and Security Forces Martyrs Laid to Rest . December 13, 2011 . Syrian Arab News Agency . 2012-02-28 .