The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/assad-regime/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:56:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Assad regime | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/assad-regime/ 32 32 Syria locates materials from Assad’s chemical weapons program, arrests suspects https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-locates-materials-from-assads-chemical-weapons-program-arrests-suspects/ Tue, 26 May 2026 18:55:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3831090 More than 70 rockets and aerial bombs uncovered, as well as raw ingredients for the production of sarin, which was used on Syrians during the 14-year civil ​war

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]]> Syria arrests former Assad-era general accused of 2013 chemical attack involvement https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-arrests-former-assad-era-general-accused-of-2013-chemical-attack-involvement/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:11:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3813305 Interior Ministry says it detained Adnan Abboud Hilweh, who it says was responsible for sarin nerve gas 'massacre' on Damascus-area suburb Ghouta, which killed over 1,000

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]]> Syria’s first public trial of Assad-era officials begins in Damascus https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrias-first-public-trial-of-assad-era-officials-begins-in-damascus/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:11:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3810332 Bereaved families demand death penalty, starting with Atef Najib, a former general and cousin of the ousted dictator who was allegedly behind the torture of children in 2011

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]]> Syria to begin trying Assad-era figures Sunday, justice ministry official says https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-to-begin-trying-assad-era-figures-sunday-justice-ministry-official-says/ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:45:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3809674 Cases against security officials and militia leaders accused of atrocities signal first test for Syria’s new justice system

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]]> Syria says it arrested ex-intel officer filmed taking part in 2013 Damascus massacre https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-says-it-arrested-ex-intel-officer-filmed-taking-part-in-2013-damascus-massacre/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:46:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3809401 Syria says Amjad Yousef was one of several officers caught on leaked video shooting dozens of prisoners into trench in Damascus suburb near Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk

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]]> Rocket barrages underscore remaining potency of Hezbollah’s gutted arsenal https://www.timesofisrael.com/rocket-barrages-underscore-remaining-potency-of-hezbollahs-gutted-arsenal/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:01:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3776260 Israeli strikes and supply disruptions have degraded Iran-backed group's capabilities, yet experts say it may still have enough firepower for weeks

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]]> Syria says it detained group that used Hezbollah arms for attacks on airport https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-says-it-detained-group-that-used-hezbollah-arms-for-attacks-on-airport/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 02:52:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3746211 Mezzeh military airport in Damascus had been targeted by several strikes in recent months; Lebanese terror group, which was allied with ousted Assad regime, denies allegation

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]]> A year post-Assad, Syrian jails are again filling up, with widespread accounts of abuse https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-year-post-assad-syrian-jails-are-again-filling-up-with-widespread-accounts-of-abuse/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:50:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3717565 Though the Sharaa regime vowed to shutter Assad's notorious jails, tallies show they are locking hundreds of people up without charges, overcrowding the same prisons they emptied

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]]> Exiled in Moscow, toppled Syrian dictator said to make quiet return to ophthalmology https://www.timesofisrael.com/exiled-in-moscow-toppled-syrian-dictator-said-to-make-quiet-return-to-ophthalmology/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 02:16:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3713092 Report says Bashar al-Assad and his family are living a luxurious life in Russia and UAE, though cut off from political power and considered 'irrelevant' by Putin

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]]> Exiled Syrian opens up about precariously smuggling out proof of Assad’s cruelty https://www.timesofisrael.com/exiled-syrian-opens-up-about-precariously-smuggling-out-proof-of-assads-cruelty/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:18:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3686219 Ussama Uthman, his wife and brother-in-law obtained tens of thousands of images showing detainee abuse -- drawing global attention and enabling families to learn loved ones' fates

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]]> UK drops terror label for Syria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which helped topple Assad https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-drops-terror-label-for-syrias-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-which-helped-topple-assad/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:40:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3670813 Government says move will allow for closer engagement with new Syrian leadership, including by working together to remove vestiges of Assad's chemical weapons program

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]]> Exposed: Syria’s Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings https://www.timesofisrael.com/exposed-syrias-assad-government-secretly-moved-mass-grave-to-cover-up-killings/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 03:36:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3665462 For 2 years, dictator's military ordered bodies moved from a known mass grave to secret desert location; witness accounts suggest new site may hold tens of thousands of remains

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]]> Syrian forces seize 3 million captagon pills in operation near Lebanese border https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-forces-seize-3-million-captagon-pills-in-operation-near-lebanese-border/ Sat, 28 Jun 2025 13:19:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3586513 Damascus says forces set up a roadside ambush that 'led to clashes between the security forces and members of the cell'; drug was key source of income for ousted Assad regime

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]]> Document shows Iran had imperial plans in Syria that were foiled by Assad’s collapse https://www.timesofisrael.com/document-shows-iran-had-imperial-plans-in-syria-that-were-foiled-by-assads-collapse/ Thu, 01 May 2025 14:35:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3539551 A 33-page study found in Iran's ransacked embassy in Damascus outlines what Tehran saw as its version of 'Marshall Plan' to economically and militarily control Syria

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]]> Fearful Syria’s Alawites still face attacks a month after wave of deadly violence https://www.timesofisrael.com/fearful-syrias-alawites-still-face-attacks-a-month-after-wave-of-deadly-violence/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:15:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3527380 Members of former ruling minority say Sunni vengeance against ousted regime has continued, as tens of thousands flee to neighboring Lebanon

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