From Law Student To Warrior, The Rebel Shot Dead At 22

Free Syrian Army members placed frozen water bottles on the bodies of civilians killed by shelling, to help preserve the bodies, in Aleppo on Sunday. Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

Syria Dispatch: From Law Student To Warrior, The Rebel Shot Dead At 22 -- The Telegraph

Like so many embroiled in the Syrian revolution, Uday Dadan's involvement took on a personal dimension when his father disappeared. On Sunday, Dadan was buried after being shot dead at 22.

Felled by a sniper’s bullet, one of many fired in the ever bloodier battle for Aleppo, Uday Dadan’s corpse was lowered into the ground, saluted by his revolutionary comrades.

Before he became a warrior, celebrated among his peers for his courage, Dadan, aged just 22, was a law student at Aleppo University, one of the best in the country.

But with his country in turmoil, Dadan - like many other young Syrian men - turned his back on education and picked up a gun.

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My Comment: This rebel soldier joined the fight because of the disappearance of his father and the regimes heavy handed tactics in suppressing the rebellion. I suspect that there are now thousands like him who are involved in the fight, and as the civil war grinds on and the casualties continue to rise, I suspect that there will be even more joining up in the future.