On the morning of January 1, 2026, in the Masakin al-Dimas area near the city of Damascus, an armed group carried out a raid on the home of Brigadier Munir Othman, one of the former regime army officers, and opened fire on him inside his house, leading to his immediate death, in front of his wife and children.
The victim is Brigadier Munir Othman, a former officer in the former regime army. Available information indicates that he had not been engaged in any military or political activity in the period preceding his killing.
According to the available information, Brigadier Munir Othman had undergone what is known as a “settlement” following the fall of the regime. The “settlement” is a procedure announced by the interim authority in Syria, represented by “Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham,” which requires former regime elements to appear at designated centers to voluntarily hand over their weapons and military identification cards, in exchange for not being pursued.
The incident took place inside the victim’s home and in a civilian environment, in front of his family members, which highlights the seriousness of the violation committed, particularly in light of the victim’s legal status after undergoing the “settlement,” which is supposed to provide him with protection from pursuit or targeting. This incident comes within a fragile security context witnessed in several areas, where incidents of extrajudicial killings continue against individuals who had withdrawn from any military activity.
