Recently it was 'Martyrs' Day' in Syria, which included commemorations of the fallen from various towns and villages across government-held areas of Syria. For the historical record, I have been interested in documenting those who have died from different localities in Syria. Here, I highlight the martyrs of the village of Ta'ara located in western Suwayda' province in southern Syria.
Name: Mu'atasim Khalid Azzam
Affiliation: Policeman
Place of martyrdom: Quneitra
Date of martyrdom: 2 December 2012
Name: Lu'ay Azzam
Affiliation: State Security (Amn al-Dawla), Damascus
Date of martyrdom: 2 December 2011
Name: Iyan al-Awam
Affiliation: Policeman and member of Rijal al-Karama
Place of martyrdom: Suwayda'
Date of martyrdom: 25 June 2015
Name: Kinan and Julian al-Hussein (brothers)
Affiliation: Rijal al-Karama
Place of martyrdom: Shabaki (east Suwayda' countryside)
Date of martyrdom: 25 July 2018 (killed fighting Islamic State during its attack on Suwayda' province)
Name: Firas Azzam
Affiliation: Syrian army
Place of martyrdom: Damascus
Date of martyrdom: 16 October 2015
Name: Ra'fat al-Hussein
Affiliation: Syrian army
Place of martyrdom: Palmyra
Date of martyrdom: 10 May 2015
Name: Ihsan Azzam
Affiliation: Air intelligence
Place of martyrdom: al-Lajat
Date of martyrdom: 14 December 2012
Name: Ahad Azzam
Affiliation: Syrian army
Place of martyrdom: Idlib
Date of martyrdom: 25 May 2014
Name: Majd Hamad Azzam
Affiliation: Syrian army
Place of martyrdom: Aleppo
Date of martyrdom: 24 January 2015
Name: Muhammad Azzam
Affiliation: Syrian army
Place of martyrdom: Damascus
Date of martyrdom: 6 February 2013
Name: Anas Azzam
Affiliation: Syrian army
Place of martyrdom: Deraa
Date of martyrdom: 24 July 2013