This ongoing reporting project aims to uncover the roles and whereabouts of the key officials who powered President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal reign in Syria. Haley Willis and Christiaan Triebert, reporters from the Visual Investigations team, explain their findings.
By Haley Willis, Christiaan Triebert, Rebecca Suner, James Surdam, Joey Sendaydiego, David Seekamp, Gabriel Blanco and Sutton Raphael
October 16, 2025