The drug brought in billions for Assad. But Syria cannot rebuild as a narco-state, and containing Captagon is a national security and public safety must ... We can't go back and intervene when ...

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Similarly, Gulf states, which had cautiously begun to normalize relations with Assad, must now reconsider their positions as well. The future of Syria’s reconstruction depends heavily on how ...

In the shadow of the Syrian civil war, the drug trade emerged as a grim cornerstone of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Known for its stimulant effects, Captagon became Syria's largest illicit export ...

Syria’s interim government has announced the end of a days-long military operation against insurgents loyal to ousted president Bashar Assad and his family in the worst fighting since the end of the 1 ...

He clarified that for the horrific atrocities and human rights violations, Putin and Assad must be punished. The regime in Syria was "friendly" to Moscow. In particular, in exchange for Russian ...

The attack came amid tensions in Syria ’s coastal region between former President Bashar Assad’s minority Alawite sect and members of Islamic groups. Assad was overthrown in early December in ...

LATAKIA, Syria -- Clashes between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad in the country’s coastal region have left more than 70 people dead and an area outside ...

The drug brought in billions for Assad. But Syria cannot rebuild as a narco-state, and containing Captagon is a national security and public safety must ... We can’t go back and intervene ...

We can’t go back and intervene when ... potentially dangerous unknowns that must be addressed by world leaders. There are two immediate concerns: Assad’s chemical weapons and the state ...