Assad's exiled spy chief and billionaire cousin plot Syrian uprisings from Russia
A Reuters investigation found that loyalists to Syria's former Assad regime are funneling millions of dollars into stirring uprisings against the new government.
Defaced posters of ousted President Bashar al-Assad and his father, late President Hafez al-Assad, hang at a military base at Mount Qasioun, which had restricted access during the civil war, in Damascus, Syria December 29, 2024(photo credit: REUTERS/ZOHRA BENSEMRA)ByREUTERSUpdated: