Saqr Rustom has become well known for his financial corruption, his confrontations with other loyalist and massacres carried out by group.
Talal Dakkak became known for his brutal acts, including feeding people to lions, but has now become a powerful business figure in Hama.
Fadi al-Mallah has been fighting with the regime since 2014 and has been accused of committing a number of human rights violations.
Once a coffee seller and a petty thief, Ali al-Shulli is now a militia commander who has been accused of forcing girls into prostitution and committing massacres.
Major-General Kifah al-Milhem has been accused of killing thousands of people and has reportedly been made the head of the Military Intelligence Directorate.
On the second anniversary of the chemical weapons attack on Khan Sheikhoun, the Syrian National Coalition has called for justice and for the case to be sent to the International Criminal Court.
While the precise reason for the exclusion of Arabs is not known, it is suspected that Kurdish forces wanted to secure any funds the Islamic State had left behind writes Al-Watan.
The Syrian Arab Army was accused of orchestrating the chemical attack that hit Douma writes SANA.
The arrest of a former member of Assad’s security services in France follows two similar arrests in Germany reports Alsouria Net.
Mohammed Rahmoun is believed to be responsible for the arrest and torture of thousands of anti-regime activists and a number of chemical attacks reports Zaman Al Wasl.
Major General Aous Ali Aslan is a professional soldier that was once thought to be a viable successor to Bashar al-Assad.
As the head of the Air Force Intelligence in Aleppo, Major General Adeeb Namr Salameh, has overseen a systematic policy of oppression and torture.
The Syrian security services have thousands of Jordanians on their wanted list raising fears among Jordanians who planned to visit Syria after the opening of the joint border crossing, according to Zaman Al Wasl
Miraj Ural, who is accused of various massacres, in particular in Baniyas, is used by the Syrian regime in its conflict against Turkey. He was recently wounded following an ambush on his convoy
Sources claim that the truck was under the protection of Jabhat al-Nusra and supervised by foreign mercenaries writes SANA.
Secretary General of Arab Parties Conference Qassem Saleh, has said that these threats, pave the way for the fabrication of a chemical attack writes SANA
A recent resolution that allows the OPCW to attribute blame has proved to be controversial reports SANA
Al-Hassan’s cult-like status has helped him cement an image of a fearless and merciless commander in the public eye, with many touting the Syrian colonel as a likely successor to President Bashar Assad
