Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Asef AL-DEKER
Aliases
Asef DAKKAR; Asf AL-DIKR
Nationality
Syria
DoB
1965
Address
Syria
Official reason
Syrian Military Intelligence Branch head Asef Al-Deker was involved in one of the largest massacres of the Syrian conflict, during which approximately 2,000 Syrian and Palestinian civilians reportedly were killed or disappeared at a Syrian Military Intelligence training school under his control.
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0292
Date of listing
2021-07-28
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Promoting Accountability for Assad and Regional Stabilization Sanctions (PAARSS)
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Syria
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions
Official Information
On June 30, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (E.O. of June 30, 2025) that removes U.S. sanctions on Syria, effective July 1, 2025. Sanctions will remain on Bashar al-Assad and his associates, human rights abusers, Captagon traffickers, persons linked to Syria's past proliferation activities, ISIS and Al-Qa'ida affiliates, and Iran an...
Additional Details
SDN
Program URL
https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-information/paarss