#Corruption
Suwayda Faces Rising Crime, Corruption and Chaos Under Militia Rule
Chaos and lawlessness continue to grip Syria’s southern Suwayda province as armed groups affiliated with the National Guard militia face…
SDF’s Continued Oil Mismanagement Fuels Systemic Theft and Pollution
The oil and gas fields of northeast Syria remain at the center of controversy as allegations of years mismanagement, theft and…
Syria’s Higher Education Ministry Targets Academic Corruption
Syria’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced this week that it has uncovered one of the country’s largest…
Syria’s New Government Investigates Regime-Controlled Companies
Early December, the once-bustling corridors of Damascus International Airport resembled a graveyard of aircraft, relics of an era when…
Brookings Study Exposes Assad’s Ongoing Economic Exploitation
A recent study from the Brookings institute Networked Authoritarianism and Economic Resilience in Syria by Karam Shaar and Steven Heydemann…
Economic Exploitation: The Assads Dominance and Destruction of Syria’s Economy
Once a growing and somewhat stable part of the Middle Eastern landscape, the Syrian economy has been driven to ruin. This decline is not…
Regime Military Security Pressures Civilians by Imposing Protection Racket
Locals claim that members of the Military Security Branch manage trucks provided that the owners pay 100,000 Syrian pounds each.
Druze Leader breaks Silence on those Responsible for Violence
Druze leader in al-Suwayda identified those responsible for violence, unrest and sowing discord and discrimination, demands their dismissal.
Assad Regime seizes $1.5 billion from Sednaya Prison Detainees
The Assad regime seized funds and property belonging to detainees valued at $1.5 billion from 2011 to 2017.