Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and two of his senior cabinet ministers were the targets of five foiled assassination attempts by ISIL (ISIS) over the past year, according to a report by the United Nations.
The document, released on Wednesday by the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism, underscores the persistent threat posed by the armed group, which is reportedly using front organizations to destabilize Syria’s transitional government.
According to the report, the assassination plots targeted al-Sharaa, Interior Minister Anas Hasan Khattab and Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani. While the UN did not provide specific dates for the foiled attacks, it noted they took place in northern Aleppo—the country’s most populous province—and the southern province of Deraa.
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Several Assassination Attempts Targeted Syria’s al-Sharaa, Ministers: UN
02/12/2026
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