Hussein Isaac

Hussein Isaac
Born5 February 1954
Syrian Republic
Died18 May 2014 (2014-05-19) (aged 60)
Al-Malihah, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syrian Arab Republic
Allegiance Ba'athist Syria
Service / branchSyrian Armed Forces
Rank Major General
CommandsDirector of Air Defense Administration of Homs
(until 2013)
Director of Air Defense Administration of Al-Malihah
(from 2014)
Battles / warsSyrian civil war

Hussein Isaac (Arabic: حسين اسحق) was a Syrian Armed Forces major general who held the positions of Director of Air Defense Administration of Homs and, later until his death, in Al-Malihah. He died during the Battle of Al-Malihah of his wounds on 18 May 2014, making him one of the few top-ranking generals killed in the conflict. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights called his death an "important psychological blow" to the Assad government.