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Jamil al-Hassan

Position: Head of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate Association: The Assad Regime Loyalty: Bashar al-Assad Most Notorious Crimes: Directed Syria’s Air Force Intelligence Directorate, a key agency in the regime’s apparatus of repression and mass torture. Oversaw systematic human rights…

Ghassan Ahmad Ghannam

Position: Former Head of Division 151, Republican Guard, Qalamou  Association: The Assad Regime Loyalty: Bashar al-Assad Most Notorious Crimes: Oversaw military intelligence operations in central and western Syria, including suppression of early civilian protests Implicated in coordinating arbitrary arrests, torture,…

Ali Wanous

Position: Commander of Unit 450 Association: The Assad Regime Loyalty: Bashar al-Assad Most Notorious Crimes Eastern Ghouta Chemical Attack (2013): Directed the chemical attack that killed at least 1,127 people, including 201 women and 107 children. Oversaw the testing of…

Mohammad Khaled Nasri

Position: Director of the Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC) Association: The Assad Regime Loyalty: Bashar al-Assad Most Notorious Crimes: As head of Institute 1000, Nasri is part of the SSRC’s leadership in charge of developing and producing electronics/computer systems…

Major General Ali Ahmed Asa’ad

Position: Commander of the 15th Special Forces Division; Head of Military and Security Committee in Suweida Governorate Association: The Assad Regime Loyalty: Bashar al-Assad Most Notorious Crimes: Oversaw military operations in Daraa, including the storming of the Lajat area, with…

Ali Ghanem

Position: Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Association: The Assad Regime Loyalty: Bashar al-Assad Most Notorious Crimes: Managed Syria’s oil and gas sector during peak war-time corruption and sanctioned oil deals with foreign allies Facilitated regime survival through secretive energy…