{"id":329759,"date":"2025-03-23T12:12:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T11:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=329759"},"modified":"2025-03-23T12:12:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T11:12:55","slug":"iran-news-senior-assad-regime-officer-linked-to-irgc-arrested-in-deir-ez-zor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-news-senior-assad-regime-officer-linked-to-irgc-arrested-in-deir-ez-zor\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Senior Assad Regime Officer Linked to IRGC Arrested in Deir ez-Zor"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_329760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329760\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Syrian-officer-Abdel-Karim-Ahmad-Hammadeh-arrested-22032025.jpg\" alt=\"Mugshot of ex-Syrian officer Abdel Karim Ahmad Hammadeh, aired by Al Arabiya on March 22, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Syrian-officer-Abdel-Karim-Ahmad-Hammadeh-arrested-22032025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Syrian-officer-Abdel-Karim-Ahmad-Hammadeh-arrested-22032025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Syrian-officer-Abdel-Karim-Ahmad-Hammadeh-arrested-22032025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Syrian-officer-Abdel-Karim-Ahmad-Hammadeh-arrested-22032025-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Syrian-officer-Abdel-Karim-Ahmad-Hammadeh-arrested-22032025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Syrian-officer-Abdel-Karim-Ahmad-Hammadeh-arrested-22032025-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-329760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mugshot of ex-Syrian officer Abdel Karim Ahmad Hammadeh, aired by Al Arabiya on March 22, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"660\">Syrian authorities have arrested Brigadier General Abdel Karim Ahmad Hammadeh, a senior military officer closely tied to the ousted Assad regime and one of its principal liaisons with the Iranian regime\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/inside-irans-army-of-terror-and-oppression-revolutionary-guards-irgc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps<\/a> (IRGC). The arrest, announced Saturday, March 22, comes amid a sweeping campaign by the transitional Syrian government to dismantle remnants of the former regime\u2019s military and intelligence infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"955\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/arab-and-world\/syria\/2025\/03\/23\/\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0628\u0636-\u0639\u0644\u0649-\u0639\u0645\u064a\u062f-\u0645\u0642\u0631\u0628-\u0645\u0646-\u0645\u0627\u0647\u0631-\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u062f-\u0645\u0633\u0624\u0648\u0644-\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a-\u064a\u0648\u0636\u062d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to <em data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"687\">Al Arabiya<\/em><\/a>, Hammadeh had long served as a confidant of Maher al-Assad\u2014the powerful brother of deposed Syrian president Bashar al-Assad\u2014and held several influential posts in the 4th Armored Division, including the head of the checkpoints administration in Deir ez-Zor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"1419\">Captain Muslim Osman al-Sheikh of Syria\u2019s General Security Directorate confirmed to <em data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1063\">Al Arabiya\/Al Hadath<\/em> that Hammadeh was apprehended \u201cafter a precise tracking operation\u201d in central Deir ez-Zor, where he had been hiding. He noted that Hammadeh previously served in several key operational roles, including in the central operations room and the reconnaissance division of the 41st Brigade, before becoming the official coordinator with the IRGC in the region.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> News: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AhmedAlSharaa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AhmedAlSharaa<\/a> Criticizes Tehran\u2019s Meddling as Syrian Leadership Changes<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NLUbskWt6W\">https:\/\/t.co\/NLUbskWt6W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1873413676121952567?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1421\" data-end=\"1866\">Hammadeh was also responsible for managing the so-called \u201creconciliation file\u201d on behalf of the former regime\u2014an effort to bring back former fighters and defectors into the fold of Assad\u2019s collapsing military apparatus. As <a href=\"https:\/\/arabi21.com\/story\/1669963\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%82%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%B6-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D8%B7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A8-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%AF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported by <em data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1665\">Arabi21<\/em><\/a>, he acted as a senior advisor and channel of communication between Assad&#8217;s officers and the Iranian regime&#8217;s military establishment, serving Tehran\u2019s interests in Syria\u2019s volatile eastern provinces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1868\" data-end=\"2152\">The arrest was confirmed by multiple outlets, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/ar\/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1\/middle-east\/artc-751266a0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">including <em data-start=\"1924\" data-end=\"1940\">i24NEWS Arabic<\/em><\/a>, which quoted security sources stating that Hammadeh functioned as the \u201cIRGC liaison officer\u201d in Deir ez-Zor, and was a strategic link in Iran\u2019s efforts to entrench itself militarily in eastern Syria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2154\" data-end=\"2588\">His arrest marks a significant milestone in the ongoing effort by the Syrian transitional authorities to prosecute those responsible for foreign interference and war crimes during the Assad era. Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad\u2019s regime in December 2024, following an 11-day military offensive launched from Idlib and Aleppo, the newly formed government has prioritized the dismantling of Assad\u2019s military and intelligence legacy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> News: Tehran\u2019s Desperate Bid to Fuel Insurgency in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Syria?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Syria<\/a>\u2019s Coastal Region Exposed<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AY7AElj62n\">https:\/\/t.co\/AY7AElj62n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1898487641227792855?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2590\" data-end=\"2989\">President Ahmad al-Sharaa, appointed to lead the transitional government on January 29, 2025, has repeatedly criticized Iran\u2019s destabilizing role in Syria. In a speech on February 4, he described Tehran\u2019s military presence as a \u201cthreat to the entire region,\u201d and previously stated that the overthrow of Assad \u201cset back the regime\u2019s regional project by 40 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2991\" data-end=\"3403\">The clerical regime in Iran had been Assad\u2019s key ally throughout Syria\u2019s protracted civil war, which began in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Syrian-Civil-War\/Uprising-in-Syria-2011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2011 with peaceful protests<\/a> and descended into a brutal multi-sided conflict. With the help of Hezbollah, Russian air support, and IRGC ground forces, the regime clung to power through immense violence and foreign intervention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3405\" data-end=\"3728\">The war left over 600,000 dead and more than six million Syrians displaced and devastated the country&#8217;s infrastructure and economy. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/the-iranian-regimes-role-in-propping-up-bashar-al-assad-in-syria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC played a pivotal role<\/a> not just militarily, but also in shaping post-war economic and political arrangements that aimed to anchor Iran\u2019s influence in Syria.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> Regime\u2019s Role in Propping Up Bashar al-Assad in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Syria?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Syria<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RlldRcZDFJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/RlldRcZDFJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1869804892602462398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3730\" data-end=\"4098\">However, since the regime&#8217;s downfall, Syrian-Iranian relations have sharply deteriorated. On January 18, 2025, Syria\u2019s Ministry of Finance announced a full ban on Iranian imports. A day earlier, Turkish Airlines issued a travel advisory revealing that Iranian citizens would now require official visas to enter Syria\u2014an unprecedented measure between two former allies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4100\" data-end=\"4447\">The arrest of Hammadeh coincides with a broader campaign launched by the transitional authorities to neutralize remaining Assad loyalists. Dozens of \u201creconciliation offices\u201d have been set up across the country to allow former military personnel not implicated in crimes to surrender their weapons and reintegrate peacefully.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4449\" data-end=\"4629\">Yet for figures like Hammadeh\u2014who were deeply embedded in Assad\u2019s security architecture and served as bridges to foreign powers\u2014the path forward appears to be legal accountability.\u00a0With this arrest, the message from Damascus is clear: the era of foreign-dominated Syrian governance has ended, and those complicit in its maintenance will be held to account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syrian authorities have arrested Brigadier General Abdel Karim Ahmad Hammadeh, a senior military officer closely tied to the ousted Assad regime and one of its principal liaisons with the Iranian 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