Ahmad al-Labbad
{{Short description|Commander who fought for the Ba'athist Syria and drug trafficker}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox military person
| name = Ahmad al-Labbad
| native_name = أحمد اللباد
| native_name_lang = ar
| nickname = Al-Shabat ({{Langx|ar|الشبط}})
| allegiance = {{Flag|Ba'athist Syria}}
| branch = General Intelligence Directorate
| known_for = His group that attacked al-Sanamayn
| battles = {{tree list}}
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}}
Ahmad Jamal al-Labbad ({{Langx|ar|أحمد جمال اللباد}} is a commander and drug trafficker who fought in various clashes in the Southern Syria city of al-Sanamayn.
Life
Al-Labbad was part of the General Intelligence Directorate.{{Cite web|url=https://themedialine.org/by-region/in-syrias-daraa-governorate-conflict-persists-despite-assads-renewed-postwar-control/|title=In Syria’s Daraa Governorate, Conflict Persists Despite Assad’s Renewed Postwar Control |website=The Media Line|accessdate=23 May 2025|date=9 April 2024}}
Ahmad al-Labbad's group
{{Infobox militant organization
| name = Ahmad al-Labbad's group
| founder = Ahmad al-Labbad
| leader = Ahmad al-Labbad
| split_from =
| country = {{SYR}}
| headquarters = al-Sanamayn
| ideology = Assadism
| status = Active
| opponents = {{SYR}}
{{Flagicon|Ba'athist Syria}} Al-Haymed's group
{{Flagicon|Syria}} General Security Service
| war = {{Tree list}} Syrian civil war
{{tree list/end}}
}}
Al-Labbad's group fought against Mohsen al-Haymed and his group in April 2024. Haymed's faction accused them of planting a IED that exploded and killed seven children, with over 17 people dying overall as part of the ensuing clashes.{{Cite web |last=Lucas |first=Scott |date=7 April 2024 |title=17+ Dead in Clashes in Southern Syria After Blast Kills 7+ Children |url=https://eaworldview.com/2024/04/southern-syria-17-dead-in-clashes/ |access-date=1 May 2025 |website=EA WorldView}} Another report indicated that at least 20 people died in the fighting.{{Cite web |date=8 April 2024 |title=At least 20 killed in clashes between rival groups in Daraa|url=https://en.zamanalwsl.net/news/article/67526/|access-date=10 May 2025|website=Zaman Alwsl}} The al-Haymed group targeted a house owned by al-Labbad with RPGs and machine gun fire;{{cite web|title=Field Executions: 19 Killed in Intense Clashes in Sanamain, Daraa|website=Welat TV|date=8 April 2024|url=https://www.welattv.net/en/node/2357|access-date=15 May 2025}} two young children died in a fire as a result.{{cite web|title=Two children siblings killed in a regime attack in N. Daraa, April 7, 2024|website=Syrian Network for Human Rights|date=9 April 2024|url=https://news.snhr.org/2024/04/09/two-children-siblings-killed-in-a-regime-attack-in-n-daraa-april-7-2024/|access-date=15 May 2025}} His group was involved in drug trafficking and pills were found in his house before it was set on fire.{{Cite web |date=7 April 2024 |title=On background of accusing him of causing killing of eight children | Sister, brother, nephew nicknamed "Al-Shabat" and two members of local groups killed in Al-Sanamayn in Daraa countryside |url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/330471/|access-date=19 April 2025 |website=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights}}
{{main|March 2025 Daraa clashes}}
The al-Haymed group were leaving a funeral in March 2025 and were attacked by what was believed to be al-Labbad's group, killing three militants from al-Haymed's group and wounding a fighter with al-Haymed, as well as a child. Fighting escalated, with al-Haymed's group opening fire on the intervening General Security Services.{{cite web|url=https://npasyria.com/en/122807/|title=Security forces, armed group clash in Syria’s Daraa|date=5 March 2025|access-date=23 May 2025|work=North Press Agency}}
Maher al-Labbad, along with "his child" and Mohammad Saleem al-Shtaar, were killed on 1 June 2025 by men believed to be affiliated with al-Haymed's group. Clashes afterwards led to the deaths of two civilians.{{cite web|title=Fingerprints of Islamic State and Iran in Daraa’s assassinations|website=Enab Baladi|date=16 June 2025|url=https://english.enabbaladi.net/archives/2025/06/fingerprints-of-islamic-state-and-iran-in-daraas-assassinations/|access-date=20 June 2025|last=al-Hashish |first=Mahjoub}}
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Category:People of the Syrian civil war
Category:Ba'athist resistance groups in Syria
Category:Syrian military personnel of the Syrian civil war
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