Leaks reveal conspiracy by former Syrian regime officials with Israel to overthrow the current government

The leaks, which began broadcasting starting from last night, reveal the plans and intentions of some former officials in the Syrian regime to conspire against the current Syrian government, and their readiness to cooperate even with Israel to overthrow this government. The most prominent figures appearing in these leaks are Suheil al-Hasan, a former officer in the Assad regime's army, another prominent officer Ghiyath Dalla, in addition to Rami Makhlouf, the businessman and relative of the former regime president Bashar al-Assad.

Suheil al-Hasan emphasized that Rami Makhlouf stands behind the financing operations of the remnants of the Assad regime on the Syrian coast, and coordinating support for these operations, before moving on to attacking Hamas and the Al-Aqsa Flood operation, thinking he was speaking to an Israeli officer, calling for the extermination of Gaza's residents, and for killing operations that extend to the sons of both the Sunni and Shia sects alike, considering them enemies of Israel. Ghiyath Dalla appeared in the leaks, who agreed in the audio recording with Suheil al-Hasan about what he said regarding the movement in Syria.

The recordings are interconnected with the latest recording of Rami Makhlouf, who called on the sons of the Alawite sect to stay away from the calls of Ghazal Ghazal, and adhere to the Russian vision in Syria, in reference to a state of competition between currents within the Alawite sect, as it indicated that it obtained more than 600 documents revealing attempts by the remnants of the former regime to organize their ranks, and coordinate roles between military and security figures in the former regime.

In this context, the academic and researcher specialized in Islamic movements, Abdul Rahman al-Haj, pointed to the existence of competition for leadership of the Alawite sect in Syria between three parties: "The first is led by Rami Makhlouf and Khadr Ali Tahir nicknamed 'Abu Ali Khadr' and Suheil Hasan and Ghiyath Dalla, the second is led by Maher al-Assad and Kamal al-Hasan, and these two parties seek to communicate with Israel and coordinate with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), while the third party is a front led by Ghazal Ghazal and Muhammad Jaber, and it works in coordination with Iran and SDF."

Al-Haj indicates that the first team, which is the largest and most important among the competing parties, has the ability to control the sect due to its direct field connections with the remnants of the Assad regime on one hand, in addition to a state of frustration after the fall of the regime, where they were left to their fate unexpectedly.

Al-Haj believes that "the recent leaks relied upon by the team are based on direct Israeli support to establish a federal state, and that betting on an inevitable battle between SDF and the Syrian government constitutes a suitable opportunity to achieve this plan." He said: "In addition to this, the penetration that occurred to this depth, dozens of hours and hundreds of documents, was done through intelligence work, meaning that the operation revealed the plans, preparations, people, weapons, connections, and funding completely."

Al-Haj speculated that the Russian government is fully aware of the contacts of Suheil al-Hasan and Rami Makhlouf, and said in this regard: "I believe that the visits of Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani to Moscow and the presence of security and military figures in the delegation may be for this purpose." He continued: "Syria TV published, quoting a Western official, two days ago, part of the activity and contacts with the Israelis." He added, saying "The retreat of the Russian position in the level of commitment to providing protection or political cover for some projects that the remnants of the regime seek to promote after its fall, coinciding with the existing rapprochement between Damascus and Moscow."

Al-Haj pointed out that the Makhlouf current is completely exposed to the government. He continued "I do not expect it to receive Israeli support at the present time, despite the leaks saying that actual contacts occurred and Makhlouf met with an Israeli ambassador at least to obtain support," adding: "I believe that Israel is monitoring the situation on the Syrian coast amid this competition and division, and is trying to open communication lines between all parties, and perhaps SDF represents an important and common link between them, and it may be the candidate to facilitate and coordinate this contact between the Israelis and the Alawites with their competing factions."

Military groups became active after the fall of the Assad regime, the most prominent of which are the Coast Shield Brigade, and the Jawad Brigades, which the Syrian Ministry of Interior previously announced targeting several groups affiliated with it, since the revelation of its formation in a video statement broadcast via the 'Facebook' platform on August 2 last year, as the group broadcast a video recording at the beginning of September last year, announcing its responsibility for targeting a vehicle belonging to Syrian security.

Suheil al-Hasan is a former officer in the Assad regime's army, born in the village of Beit Anna in the countryside of Latakia in 1970, graduated from the Air College in 1991, to serve in air defense units then in air intelligence. His name emerged with the beginning of the Syrian revolution, where he founded the 'Tiger Forces' that committed systematic repression operations against Syrians, and had a prominent role in bombing and invading areas in Aleppo, Hama, and Idlib, with direct Russian military support. He was imposed American and European sanctions due to serious human rights violations, including mass killings and bombing civilians, carried out by his forces. In 2024, he was appointed commander of the special forces in the Syrian army, as part of broad structural changes within the army.

As for Ghiyath Dalla, he comes from the town of Beit Yashout in the countryside of Latakia, and joined the 42nd Brigade in the 'Fourth Division' with the rise of Maher al-Assad's star, and Dalla rose quickly in the military ladder to take the position of Chief of Staff of the Fourth Division in 2004. He became one of the most prominent executive arms of Maher in the regime's suppression of the Syrian revolution that started in March 2011, and acquired the nickname of Maher's striking arm thanks to his brutal tactics that targeted civilians.

Over 13 years of military confrontations with Syrians, Ghiyath Dalla became a symbol of repression in Syria. He led in August 2012 an attack on the city of Daraya in the countryside of Damascus that claimed the lives of 700 civilians, including entire families. After Assad's escape, in December 2024, Ghiyath Dalla disappeared from sight like dozens of security leaders. But he returned to appear through a statement issued by what he called the 'Military Council for the Liberation of Syria', declaring the determination to 'liberate' Syria from the 'occupiers' and 'overthrow the new regime'.