Frontline: Syria After Assad - Arizona PBS

Frontline: Syria After Assad - Arizona PBS

Tuesday, July 1 at 9 p.m.  Frontline takes a look into Syria’s uncertain future under Ahmed al-Sharaa, a jihadist-turned-statesman. Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, correspondent Martin Smith travels the country tracing al-Sharaa’s rise to power and the emerging threats to the country’s stability. The post Frontline: Syria After Assad appeared first on Arizona PBS.

Despite the fall of Assad, the illicit drug trade in Syria is far from finished

Despite the current government hostility to trade, the country remains a center for the production and distribution of medication. During the country’s long civil war, the Assad regime was affected by sanctions and diplomatic isolation, and Captagon’s trade reportedly reported billions of dollars for the dictator and his allies. The country’s attitude towards trade changed […]

Despite the fall of Assad, the illicit drug trade in Syria is far from over

When Bashar Al-Assad ruled Syria, his regime was widely accused of profiting from the production and trafficking of Captagon, an illicit synthetic drug that is most commonly abused by users in the Middle East.

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