Jameh Jameh
Jameh Jameh (Arabic: جامع جامع) (1954 – 17 October 2013) was a Syrian Armed Forces major general who held the position of head of military intelligence in Deir ez-Zor Governorate. He was killed by rebels on 17 October 2013, during the Syrian Civil War.[1] He was likely shot by a rebel sniper in the Reshdiya neighbourhood of Deir ez-Zour city.[2]
Jameh Jameh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 Jableh, Syria[1] |
| Died | 17 October 2013 (aged 58–59)[1] Deir ez-Zor, Syria[1] |
| Allegiance |  |
| Service/ | Syrian Armed Forces |
| Rank |  |
| Commands held | Head of military intelligence in Deir ez-Zor Governorate[1] |
| Battles/wars | Syrian Civil War
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Career
Jameh was one Syria's senior security officers in Lebanon in the period 1976–2005. He has been accused to have a role in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in 2005. In 2006, he was blacklisted by the US Treasury Department for his role in supporting "terrorist groups" and over the presence in Lebanon.[1]
gollark: Is trying to move it from multiple coroutines at once a very good idea?
gollark: Please do not do what <@153718115644080128> suggested.
gollark: Basically, it listens for `key_up`/`key` events and tracks if each key is pressed or not pressed.
gollark: This is roughly what potatOS does.
gollark: ```lualocal keys_down = {}local function keyboard_shortcuts() while true do local ev = {coroutine.yield()} if ev[1] == "key" then keys_down[ev[2]] = true if keys_down[keys.leftCtrl] then -- do whatever with new key event end elseif ev[1] == "key_up" then keys_down[ev[2]] = false end endend```
References
- "Syrian military spy chief killed in battle". Al Jazeera. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- Umberto Bacchi: Syria's Military Intelligence Chief Gen. Jameh Jameh "Shot Dead by Islamist Sniper", ibtimes.co.uk 18 October 2013.
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