1970–2015
Zahran Alloush (Arabic: زÙÙÙØ±Ùا٠عÙÙÙÙÙØ´, romanized: ZahrÄn Ê¿Allūš, 1971 â 25 December 2015) was a Syrian Islamist rebel leader who was the commander of Jaysh al-Islam (Army of Islam), a major component of the Islamic Front, of which he was the military chief, and was described as one of the most powerful leaders in rebel-held Syria until his death. He was killed in a joint Russian and Syrian airstrike on 25 December 2015 and was succeeded by Essam al-Buwaydhani as head of Jaysh al-Islam.
Same nationality and era where possible; falls back to shared nationality or era.
Omar Alshogre (Arabic: ع٠ر Ø§ÙØ´ØºØ±Ù) is a Syrian refugee, public speaker, and human rights activist.
Feras Fayyad (born 20 September 1988) is a Syrian film director, producer, and writer.
Bassel Khartabil (Arabic: باس٠خرطبÙÙ; 22 May 1981 â 3 October 2015), also known as Bassel Safadi (Ø¨Ø§Ø³Ù ØµÙØ¯Ù), was a Palestinian-Syrian open-source software developer.
Ragheed Ahmed al-Tatari (Arabic: Ø±ØºÙØ¯ Ø£ØÙ د Ø§ÙØ·Ø·Ø±Ù; born 25 December 1954) is a former military aviator from Syria, recognized as the longest-serving political prisoner in the country.
Mazen al-Hamada (Arabic: Ù Ø§Ø²Ù Ø§ÙØÙ Ø§Ø¯Ø©, romanized: MÄzin al-ḤamÄda; (1977-07-03)3 July 1977 - c.