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.
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