{"id":124252,"date":"2025-04-12T06:46:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T06:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=124252"},"modified":"2025-04-12T06:46:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T06:46:30","slug":"assailants-bomb-former-assad-era-military-officials-home-in-daraa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/124252\/","title":{"rendered":"Assailants bomb former Assad-era military official\u2019s home in Daraa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DARAA, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Unidentified assailants detonated on Friday night an explosive device inside the home of a former Assad-era military intelligence official in Daraa Governorate in southern Syria, causing extensive damage to the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to local news outlet Daraa 24, the house \u2013 located in Sheikh Maskin town in the north of Daraa \u2013 was rigged with landmines before the explosion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The targeted property belonged to Imad Abdel Ghani al-Nawateer, also known by his nickname &#8220;Abu Nizar.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Nawateer was a prominent figure in the military intelligence apparatus during the rule of Bashar al-Assad, and, along with his sons, led pro-government militias affiliated with military intelligence in the Daraa Governorate. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reports indicate that several members of his family held officer positions in regime-affiliated security agencies and are accused of committing human rights violations during the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The house was unoccupied at the time of the explosion. Al-Nawateer and his family reportedly fled the area to an undisclosed location following the fall of the regime\u2019s control in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Taysir Muhammad<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DARAA, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Unidentified assailants detonated on Friday night an explosive device inside the home of a former Assad-era military intelligence official in Daraa Governorate in southern Syria, causing extensive damage to the property. 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