Abu Murshed
Abu Murshed | |
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| Birth name | Mahmoud Abdelqader |
| Nickname(s) | Abu Murshed Mahmoud al-Bardan |
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| Unit | Army of the Revolution (Unknown–2018) |
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Mahmoud Abdelqader, known as Mahmoud al-Bardan and commonly known by his nom de guerre Abu Murshed, was a leader of the Army of the Revolution in Syria and is part of the Central Committees in Western Daraa as well as a high-ranking member of the Southern Operations Room.
Life
[edit]Abu Murshed is a native of Tafas[1] who served as a "commander" in the Army of the Revolution and worked closely with the Jordanian Military Operations Center.[2]
He had accepted the Russian-brokered reconciliation deal with the Assad regime[3] and became a negotiator in the Daraa Central Committee.[4] He also became a commander in the 5th Legion. He later became affiliated with the Military Intelligence Directorate.[5]
Abu Murshed was one of the targets in an assassination attempt which took place on 14 February 2019, which led to the death of his "squire" and the injury of another person.[5] The following year, on 27 May, Abu Murshed was wounded in a second attempt,[3] while Adnan al-Shambour, Rafat al-Barazi and Udai al-Hashish, who were also members of the Central Committees, were killed in the ambush, which took place between Ajami and Muzayrib.[6] Abu Murshed, in February 2022, blamed the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria for the deaths of various members of the Central Committees.[7]
Abu Murshed became a "deputy commander" in the Southern Operations Room.[8]
He was among the leaders of local armed groups who met with the Syrian Ministry of Defense in February 2025 in Tafas.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Southern (dis)comfort Daraa's fragmented security points to Syria's decentralised future". Syria in Transition. September 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ Khaled al-Jeratli; Halim Muhammad (16 January 2024). "Two military streams complicate security situation in southern Syria". Enab Baladi. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Details Leading up to Assassination of 'Central Committee' Leaders in Daraa". The Syrian Observer. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ Walid Al Nofal (27 September 2020). "Three assassinated, three detained: Meet the most prominent 'reconciliation figures' in Syria's southern province of Daraa". Syria Direct. Translated by Mateo Nelson. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Controlled by the Syrian Army, Daraa is a Scene to Rampant Insecurity and Mass Assassinations". Syrians for Truth & Justice. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ Khaled al-Jeratli; Halim Muhammad (9 June 2020). "Two major generals govern Syria's Daraa… changes that reflect phase requirements". Enab Baladi. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ Khaled al-Jeratli (4 March 2022). "Syrian regime vs. IS: Game of death in Daraa". Enab Baladi. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ Lizzie Porter (11 February 2025). "ISIS cells and killings pose challenge for southern Syria". The National. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ Walid Al Nofal (21 February 2025). "Why the delay in merging Daraa's factions into a new Syrian army?". Syria Direct. Translated by Mateo Nelson. Retrieved 6 June 2025.