News networks loyal to the Syrian regime said that Lt. Col. Iyad Ali al-Issa was killed in Aleppo, on May 23, during what they called "fulfilling his national duty."

Issa is from the village of al-Rumaila in the rural area of the city of Jabal, in Latakia governorate.

The sources did not specify any additional information about the circumstances of Al-Issa's death, and the Syrian regime does not officially refer to attacks on its forces, while loyal Facebook pages refer to the loss of soldiers and security personnel as a result of these attacks.

NEWSRAEL: Lt. Col. Iyad Ali al-Issa is added to a long list of top Syrian commanders, many of the rank of General who have been murdered in the last 2 years.