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Ghassan Ali BILAL
Aliases
Ghassan BELAL
Position
Commander of the 555th Regiment and Director of the Security Bureau of the Fourth Division of the Syrian Arab Army
Nationality
Syria
DoB
1966
Address
Damascus, Syria
Official reason
Commander of the 555th Regiment and Director of the Security Bureau of the Fourth Division of the Syrian Arab Army
Other Information
https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20200617
Date of listing
2020-06-17
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