Wassim Issa
Wassim Issa
A well-known Syrian soldier who for years has documented the Syrian Army's battles in several frontlines across the Syrian capital was severely wounded while filming latest videos in south Damascus.

With a rifle in one hand and the camera in the other, Wassim Issa; a soldier in the 105thBrigade of the SAA's Republican Guards, has been - along his combat duties in fighting terrorist groups - documenting the Army's military operations in almost all frontlines in and around Damascus for the last 4 years.

Wassim was carrying out his duties in the ISIS pocket of southern Damascus when he was hit by a mortar shell. Both his legs were amputated in the bloody attack.

Wassim joined the Syrian Army under the conscript batch number 102; the oldest serving one in the government troops whose conscripts are supposed to be laid off after liberating the last ISIS enclave outside the capital.

His carefully-taken photos and footages went viral in social media. Dozens of media outlets, websites, journalists and activists - both local and international - heavily relied on Wassim as one the most credible sources to have a clearer vision of the military situation in Syria.