Sanctions crushed Syria’s elite. So they built a zombie economy fueled by drugs.

July 25, 20249:00 am
Author: Joby Warrick, Souad Mekhennet

A U.S.-led sanctions campaign aimed to force Syria’s brutal leaders to step aside. A multibillion-dollar illicit drug industry arose to preserve their grip on power.

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