Ex-FSA commander Bilal al-Droubi dies of wounds after armed assault
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Al-Droubi was severely injured as a result of direct gunfire in eastern Daraa.
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Government security forces check a car after they deployed in the town of Harasta, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Thursday, March 6, 2025 (AP)
A former commander in the Free Syrian Army, Bilal al-Droubi, has died from wounds sustained two days ago after being targeted by members of the so-called Eighth Brigade in the city of Busra al-Sham, in eastern Daraa province, local sources told Al Mayadeen on Saturday.
Al-Droubi was severely injured on Thursday as a result of direct gunfire in eastern Daraa.
A local source told Al Mayadeen on Friday that al-Droubi was affiliated with the FSA prior to 2018 and had recently submitted a request to join Syria's Ministry of Defense forces.
Following the attack, General Security imposed a curfew in several neighborhoods of Busra al-Sham and reached an agreement with the Eighth Brigade to hand over those involved.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that security forces launched an operation in parallel with their deployment in the city, resulting in the serious injury of three individuals, including a former commander in opposition factions. All three were transferred to a hospital.
According to the Observatory, residents of Busra al-Sham accused members and the leadership of the Eighth Brigade of attempting to assassinate and detain individuals who had recently joined the Ministry of Defense, though no further details were provided.
Since the fall of the previous regime, Syria has witnessed daily clashes, security operations, and assassinations.
On Friday, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that Sheikh Mohammad al-Hajj Barakat, director of the Sharia Secondary School in the city of al-Safira in the southern Aleppo countryside, was assassinated.
Our correspondent said that an armed group cut off Sheikh Barakat and his son near the village of al-Waha, forcing him out of his car and shooting him more than 20 times, with bullets striking his head and chest.
Sheikh Barakat, a graduate of al-Azhar University, was widely known for his moderate approach and unifying discourse.
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