[4] The crime gang has been involved in a number of murders and public shootings, as they established themselves as a major drug dealing and distribution syndicate.

NSW police have actively pursued the gang for years, conducting numerous operations that have netted weapons and drugs.

[7] The Assyrian Kings fell apart after Carty's murder, but it was revived by Raphael Joseph and Raymon Youmaran and a number of like-minded criminals in the 2000s as DLASTHR.

The NSW Police submission described how Joseph, Youmaran and three other men arrived at the Sefton Hotel where Debaz was celebrating his brother Aleck's birthday with about 15 to 20 friends.

Sandro Mirad, the driver of Youmaran and Joseph's get-away car was charged and pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact to Debaz's murder.

[citation needed] On 16, April 2005 at approximately 1:10 am Naser Ghaderi and Keyvan Ghajaloo were killed in a drive-by shooting on Hickson Road, The Rocks, Sydney.

[10] During the coroner's inquest into the murders, Ahmed Alfadly, a non-Assyrian associate of the gang, was named as the opponent Ghaderi had during the altercation at the Persian event 2 weeks prior.

[11] In November 2005 the Babylon Cafe in Fairfield, New South Wales was sprayed with bullets, killing bystander Raymond Khananyah and wounding three others.

Counsel assisting the Coroner Peter McGrath said police believed the shooting was the work of the local Assyrian gang.

McGrath named five men as persons of interest in Khananyah's death including Ramon Youmaran, Steven David, Danny Hurmz, George Hanna, Samer Marcus and Michael Odisho.

[16] In June 2006, Ramon Youmaran was arrested at Mount Pritchard, following a series of police raids on homes in Sydney's western suburbs.

On 20 March 2014 Rapahel Joseph disappeared after a meeting in Auburn, New South Wales, and was presumed by police to have been abducted and murdered.

[20] On 20 February 2018, Police alleged that Joseph was kidnapped and "inevitably murdered" by a drug syndicate on a rural property in Blaxlands Ridge in Sydney's north-west, police were "rewarded with a series of breakthroughs" after a car with secret compartments was found on a rural property which was linked with Joseph's disappearance.

[21] On 11 Jul 2018, the NSW Police announced the reward of $1 million in a bid to encourage people to offer up a "final piece" of information to prosecute those involved in the 2014 murder of Joseph.

Fifteen suspects were arrested, with four jet skis, a Lotus sports car, replica guns and a boat were confiscated by NSW police for the investigation.

[24] in 2015, Adnan "Eddie'’ Darwiche was stabbed multiple times in Goulburn's maximum security jail by members of the Assyrian gang.

Darwiche was stabbed eight times by two inmates who used prison knives made from a toilet brush and a sandwich toaster handle.

Shamoun was stabbed multiple times to his forearms, body and back of the head, with an aluminum window frame sharpened into a knife.

[26] In 2016, conflict between DLASTHR and a young breakaway group known as "True Kings", resulted in Drive by shootings, fire bombings and intimidation, as tensions over drug supply erupted between the two gangs.

On 11, May 2016 police arrested and charged three gang members with shoot with intent to murder, over an incident occurring in Edensor Park.

While the passenger managed to escape, one man was trapped inside the car and was approached by a gang member who allegedly attempted to shoot at him, but the weapon did not fire.

Police seized a car, a .32 calibre pistol and a 357 Magnum at a house in Cabramatta where two gang members were arrested in September 2016.

[30] In February 2017, Alina Antal was arrested in Cabramatta and was accused of being involved in cannabis supply in the greater Fairfield area.

Investigators seized cannabis, cash, mobile phones, SIM cards, clothing and drug paraphernalia in raids of seven homes in Fairfield, Cabramatta West, Smithfield and Elizabeth Hills.

[31] In March 2017, police discovered that the Assyrian crime gang was operating from Queensland's Gold coast with drug distribution in the area.

[35] NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Frank Mennilli confessed that getting information from relatives and associates of the gang affiliates is the most vital aspect, stating, "If ever there is to be a message, it is to the family and friends of the people involved in crime.

The hesitancy to come forward has thwarted recent police efforts to put a stop to the rising gang-related crime in Fairfield in 2016.