May the status of the deceased president Bashar al -Assad to be past from December 2024, however Syria It still counts its “wounds” after 13 years of bloody and devastating civil war.
Indicative is the fact that More than 8 million people in Syria were wanted by Information and Security Services of Bashar al -Assad regimeas the Syrian Ministry of the Interior argued today (24.05.2025).
“The number of people wanted by the previous regime for political reasons exceeds eight million,” said ministry spokesman Nourentin al -Baba.
«About one -third of Syrians were folded and persecuted by intelligence and security services“, He added.
After the civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, after the suppression of anti -government demonstrations, millions of Syrians were trapped in the networks of the infamous security services, they were prosecuted or faced. They were mainly accused of involvement or encouragement of demonstrations of communicating with foreign governments or that they funded and supported “terrorism”.
THE Assad called “terrorists” his political opponents. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians were taken to prison, many tortured and tens of thousands still remain missing.
The ministry’s spokesman also announced the establishment of new services, such as an inland and maritime borders that will be “responsible for the fight against illegal activities, notably drugs and people’s trafficking networks”.
The tourist police will take over the safety of tourist areas, such as ancient Palmyra, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.