Assad regime funds war through its embassies in Europe: Report
30 Sep 2021; MEMO: Large fees from Syria's diaspora, who evaded obligatory military conscription, have become a major source of revenue for the cash-strapped Bashar Al-Assad regime, said a recent report produced by an international consortium of investigative centres, Anadolu reports.
"Men who don't pay face the threat of their family's assets in Syria being seized," said a report released by Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) on Tuesday.