# Search for former Syrian intelligence chief Hussam Luka

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/search-for-former-syrian-intelligence-chief-hussam-luka
> Updated: 2026-08-08T01:58:00.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2.

Following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024, rebel investigators searched luxury apartments in Damascus for high-ranking officials. During these searches, investigators discovered a notebook belonging to Hussam Luka, the former head of Syria's Political Security Directorate, which contained a directory of contacts including doctors and military officials.

Subsequent investigations tracked Luka, a sanctioned individual accused of orchestrating torture and war crimes, to the vicinity of Moscow, Russia. Efforts to contact the individuals listed in his discovered notebook confirmed his movement to Russia after the regime's collapse.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-08: Former Syrian intelligence chief Housam Louka located in Russia

BBC investigators located former Syrian intelligence chief Housam Louka, nicknamed “the Spider,” in Russia after finding his Damascus phone‑directory; he faces sanctions for alleged war crimes.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/former-syrian-intelligence-chief-housam-louka-located-in-russia

### 2026-08-07: Hussam Luka, former Syrian spy chief, remains at large after Assad regime fall

Following the collapse of the Assad regime, investigators are searching for Hussam Luka, a feared Syrian intelligence chief accused of orchestrating atrocities and systematic torture.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/hussam-luka-former-syrian-spy-chief-remains-at-large-after-assad-regime-fall

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