Hamada Al-Omar
Hamada al-Omar (Arabic: حمادي العمر) is a Syrian village located in the Uqayribat Subdistrict of the Salamiyah District in the Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Hamada al-Omar had a population of 2,056 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are largely Sunni Muslims whose forebears converted from Ismaili Shia Islam.
Syrian Civil War
On 20 February 2022, 3 Syrian army soldiers loyal to Bashar al-Assad were killed and another was injured after a landmine, planted by ISIL operatives, exploded near the town.
References
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Mirza, Garib; Al-Khateeb, Humam (September 2015). "The Conflict in the Town of Salamiyah A Model for the Formation of 'Mafias' in Syria" (PDF). www.drsc-sy.org. Democratic Republic Studies Center. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
- ^ "ISIS resurgence | Five regime soldiers killed and officer injured in new attacks in Syrian desert". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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