The IAEA said the former Syrian authorities under Bashar al-Assad failed to report nuclear material, facilities, and activities, based on Syria's provided information and the agency's verification activities. ^[1] The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a confidential report seen by AFP that cooling infrastructure uncovered at the Deir Ezzor site in Syria is consistent with that of a nuclear reactor. ^[2] The IAEA established that former Syrian authorities did not declare nuclear materials, facilities, and activities as required by the Safeguards Agreement to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. ^[3] The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) clarified unresolved questions regarding secret nuclear activities in Syria during the rule of the Assad family in a confidential report cited by Reuters. ^[4] The IAEA listed a nuclear reactor under construction, a fuel fabrication plant, and a location storing nuclear fuel, uranium scrap, and waste at the Deir Ezzor site. ^[5] The IAEA reported finding about 73 tonnes of natural uranium metal at the Deir Ezzor site, including 55 tonnes of fuel rods and the remainder as uranium scrap and waste. ^[6] Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria for 24 years from 2000 until the fall of his regime in December 2024, succeeding his father Hafez al-Assad who led the country from 1971 to 2000. ^[7] The Assad regime fell on December 8, 2024, when opposition forces captured Damascus, and Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia with his family to seek asylum. ^[8]