{"id":10190,"date":"2026-03-09T21:13:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashaffacts.com\/?p=10190"},"modified":"2026-03-17T23:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T23:11:12","slug":"the-alleged-handover-of-hafez-samir-al-assad-to-security-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashaffacts.com\/en\/factcheck\/the-alleged-handover-of-hafez-samir-al-assad-to-security-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"The Alleged Handover of &#8220;Hafez Samir al-Assad&#8221; to Security Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> September 18, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social media platforms have been circulating claims that the Russian Hmeimim Air Base handed over a military officer holding the rank of Captain, identified as &#8220;Hafez Samir al-Assad,&#8221; to Syrian Internal Security forces. The handover was framed as the result of &#8220;joint cooperation&#8221; between the Russian and Syrian sides. Kashaf identified a post published on September 16, 2025, claiming that &#8220;Hafez Samir al-Assad, one of the resistance leaders on the Alawite Coast, was arrested after being handed over by the Russians to Jolani&#8217;s forces.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Identity Verification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A review of family records and the Assad family tree revealed no individual bearing the name &#8220;Hafez Samir al-Assad.&#8221; The complete absence of this name from the family tree strongly supports the hypothesis that the story was fabricated from the outset, as the alleged individual does not exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Technical Analysis of the Circulated Image<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A technical examination of the image accompanying the claim uncovered visual details that directly contradict any connection between the person depicted and the Syrian armed forces or the Assad family:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>National Flag:<\/strong> The flag clearly visible on the soldier&#8217;s arm is the <strong>Cypriot national flag<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Language and Inscription:<\/strong> The military uniform bears the text <strong>&#8220;\u0395\u0398\u039d\u0399\u039a\u0397 \u03a6\u03a1\u039f\u03a5\u03a1\u0391&#8221;<\/strong> in Greek, which translates to <strong>&#8220;National Guard.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These findings confirm that the image depicts a member of the <strong>Cyprus National Guard<\/strong> and was deliberately repurposed in a Syrian context to mislead audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1280\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kashaffacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5935758723240806997.jpg?fit=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10157\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kashaffacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5935758723240806997.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kashaffacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5935758723240806997.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kashaffacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5935758723240806997.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kashaffacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5935758723240806997.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tracking the Publication and Recycling Trail<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The investigation further revealed that the circulated image is not recent \u2014 it was extracted from an older context and recycled. The same image had previously been circulated on <strong>December 10, 2024<\/strong>, via an account operating under the name &#8220;Global Affairs,&#8221; but under an entirely different claim asserting that <em>&#8220;the body of Captain Hafez Samir al-Assad was found on the roadside in Latakia Governorate.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story is entirely misleading. The named individual does not exist in the Assad family tree, the image belongs to a soldier from the Cyprus National Guard, and it has been recycled from earlier false claims dating back to late 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1280\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kashaffacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5935758723240806998.jpg?fit=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10169\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kashaffacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5935758723240806998.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kashaffacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5935758723240806998.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kashaffacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5935758723240806998.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kashaffacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5935758723240806998.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publication Date: September 18, 2026 Social media platforms have been circulating claims that the Russian Hmeimim Air Base handed over a military officer holding the rank of Captain, identified as &#8220;Hafez Samir al-Assad,&#8221; to Syrian Internal Security forces. The handover was framed as the result of &#8220;joint cooperation&#8221; between the Russian and Syrian sides. 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