#Assad Regime

Syrian Chemical Weapons Progress Highlighted in UN Security Council
The UN Security Council convened, June 4, to review developments in Syria’s chemical weapons file, with international officials and member…

Syria Offers Cooperation on War Crimes Investigations
Syrian authorities announced their readiness to cooperate with Sweden and other European countries investigating war crimes and human…

Austria Tries Former Regime Officers for Assad-Era War Crimes
Austrian judicial authorities begun the trial of two Assad-era intelligence officers believed to be guilty of of war crimes and crimes…

Syria Uncovers Assad-Era Chemical Weapons Cache
Syrian authorities announced the discovery of sites, munitions and materials linked to the Assad regime’s chemical weapons program, marking…

Syria and Turkey Continue Arrests of ISIS Suspects and Assad-Remnants
Syrian authorities and Turkish intelligence carried out a joint operation inside Syria resulting in the arrest of 10 Turkish citizens…

Syria Expands Accountability in Najib Trial Targeting Assad-Era Officials
Syria’s Fourth Criminal Court pressed ahead Sunday with the second public session in the trial of Atef Najib, a former political security…

Syrian Security Forces Continue Capture of Assad Regime Criminals
Syrian authorities intensified efforts to arrest former Assad regime officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity, marking a…

Swedish Court Sentences Assad-Era War Crimes Convict to Life
A Swedish court has sentenced a 55-year-old Swedish citizen, Mahmoud Sweidan to life imprisonment for serious war crimes committed during…

Germany Tries Syrian for ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ and 70 Murders
A 48-year-old Syrian man appeared in court Monday before the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz, Germany, facing charges of crimes against…

Infamous Assad-Era Officer Present First Day of Public Trials
The first public trial of an official accused of crimes tied to Bashar al-Assad’s regime began April 26 at the Palace of Justice in…

Former Assad Regime Soldier Arrested for ‘War Crimes’ in Paris
French authorities detained a Syrian national in Paris on suspicion of crimes against humanity, marking the latest in a series of cases…

Dutch Court Hears Landmark Syria War Crimes Case
Dutch prosecutors called for a 30-year prison sentence against Rafiq Qatrib, a Syrian national accused of committing war crimes and crimes…