2017 in Syria
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Events during the year 2017 in Syria.
Incumbents
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[edit]For events related to the Civil War, see Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (January–April 2017), Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (May–August 2017) and Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (September–December 2017)
Deaths
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- 1 January – Hilarion Capucci, Syrian Catholic bishop, titular archbishop of Caesarea in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, died in Rome, Italy at the age of 94 (b. 1922)
- 5 January – Rafiq Subaie, actor and writer (b. 1930).[2]
- 13 January – Zainuri Kamaruddin, Malaysian Islamist militant, killed in Syria (b. 1966/67).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bashar al-Assad Fast Facts". CNN. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Renowned popular artist Rafiq Subaie ( Abu Sayah) passes away at age of 86". sana.sy. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Firdaws, Nawar (15 January 2017). "Malaysian IS leader killed in Syria". freemalaysiatoday.com. Retrieved 31 January 2017.