On Monday, June 23, the Council of the European Union imposed restrictive measures under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime against five Syrians responsible for “serious violations and abuses” of human rights in Syria.
According to the council’s statement, the new lists target three former members of the Syrian Republican Guard and the armed forces: Miqdad Fatiha, Ghaith Dalla, and Suhayl al-Hasan.
The statement noted the involvement of those sanctioned in acts of violence in the coastal region of Syria in March 2025, and their support for the use of chemical weapons against civilians during the previous Assad regime.
The statement mentioned that the three individuals are responsible for numerous grave human rights violations during al-Assad’s rule, including torture, extrajudicial killings, and cruel treatment of prisoners. They were involved in a wave of violence that occurred last March.
After the fall of the Assad regime, the three formed militias that fueled sectarian tensions and incited violence, leading to the deaths of hundreds of civilians.
Two businessmen
The council also included two Syrian businessmen, Mudalal Khoury and Imad Khoury, for their support of the previous Assad regime and representing its business and financial interests in Russia. They assisted in financing serious crimes against humanity, including the use of chemical weapons.
Those listed are subject to asset freezes, and any funds or economic resources provided directly or indirectly to them are prohibited, as well as travel bans into the EU.
The council confirmed that it will continue to monitor developments on the ground and is ready to impose further restrictive measures against human rights violators and those fueling instability in Syria.
The EU’s Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, established on December 7, 2020, enables the EU to target individuals and entities, including governmental and non-governmental actors, responsible for or complicit in serious human rights violations and abuses worldwide.
With these latest updates, restrictive measures currently apply to 123 individuals and 36 entities.
Foreign Ministry welcomes
The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed the EU’s decision, asserting that this decision reflects an increasing awareness among the EU and the international community of the extent of the violations committed by these figures and their pivotal role in fueling the unfortunate coastal events.
In a statement via Facebook on Sunday, June 23, it indicated that the committee appointed by the presidency to investigate these events was close to completing its work, preparing to submit the results of the investigations and hold those responsible accountable to the presidency.
The Syrian government reiterated its commitment to prosecuting all those involved in these crimes, wherever they may be, inside or outside the country, to ensure they are brought to justice and to provide redress for the victims, according to the statement.
Two individuals and three entities
The EU added two individuals and three entities to its sanctions lists regarding Syria on May 28 due to their involvement in events that occurred in the Syrian coast in March.
According to the EU decision, among the sanctioned individuals are the leaders Mohammed Hussein al-Jassem, known as “Abu Amsha,” and Saif Bolad “Abu Bakr,” commander of the al-Hamzat Brigade.
The decision stated that the entities led by these two individuals were responsible for serious human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings during the violence that affected the coastal region in March 2025.
The EU also included three entities in its sanctions: the Sultan Suleiman Shah Brigade, previously led by Abu Amsha, the al-Hamzat Brigade, led by Saif Abu Bakr, and the Sultan Murad Brigade, led by Faheem Issa; however, the new sanctions did not personally target Faheem Issa but only the entity he leads.
Violations occurred in the Syrian coast between March 6 and 10, marking one of the worst waves of violence seen in Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8, 2024.
The coastal events (during the mentioned period) resulted in the extrajudicial killing of 803 individuals, triggered by an ambush from pro-regime militants in the Syrian coast or those whom the Syrian government refers to as “remnants of the regime,” targeting security forces of the government.
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