▁ 3 ▁million ▁eu ros ▁in ▁a ▁Gene va ▁bank ▁for ▁sus pected ▁money ▁la und ering ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Mak hl ou f ▁won ▁a ▁legal ▁bid ▁to ▁un free ze ▁S Fr ▁ 3 ▁million ▁($ 3 . 3 ▁million ) ▁held ▁in ▁bank ▁accounts ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁after ▁he ▁appe aled , ▁saying ▁it ▁pred ated ▁san ctions . ▁However , ▁his ▁legal ▁bid ▁to ▁enter ▁Switzerland ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁his ▁law y ers ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁Switzerland ' s ▁supre me ▁court ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Re ports ▁on ▁death , ▁and ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁Bel arus ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Al ▁Arab i ya ▁reported ▁that ▁Mak hl ou f ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁bomb ing ▁which ▁target ed ▁Sy ria ' s ▁National ▁Security ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Dam asc us . ▁Other ▁sources ▁however ▁indicated ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁only ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁attack . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁multiple ▁sources ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁re located ▁to ▁Bel arus ▁with ▁his ▁wife . ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁Mak hl ou f ▁had ▁been ▁removed ▁from ▁his ▁powerful ▁intelligence ▁post ▁in ▁Dam asc us ▁but ▁pro - g overn ment ▁sources ▁said ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁“ rout ine ” ▁move . ▁Josh ua ▁Land is , ▁a ▁U . S . ▁expert ▁on ▁Sy