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"I've been asking a simple, but important question.. What is the administration's strategy on #Syria?" -- @SenatorMenendez

"I remain concerned this administration has accepted #Assad's rule as a foregone conclusion." -- @SenatorRisch

SFRC hearing, now.
@SenatorMenendez @SenatorRisch "I was shocked to see Bashar al-#Assad welcomed as any other Head of State by the #UAE."

- @SafiraLeaf, Assistant Secretary of State for #MiddleEast.
@SenatorMenendez @SenatorRisch @SafiraLeaf "I will make the #Syria crisis & applying pressure on the #Assad regime, a priority in the administration."

- @SafiraLeaf, Assistant Secretary of State for #MiddleEast.
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In 2021, #Assad's regime produced & exported ~$30 billion worth of #Captagon -- roughly 35x #Syria's legal exports.

That *enormous* operation cemented #Syria's status as a narco state of international significance.

My latest, for @MiddleEastInst:

mei.edu/publications/w…
@MiddleEastInst The regime's integral role in #Syria's #Captagon industry is well known -- and Maher al-#Assad is *the* central figure.

Drugs are literally the lifeblood of #Assad's regime & it's destabilizing the #MiddleEast. Dozens have died in #Jordan in recent months in border clashes.
@MiddleEastInst Despite how much is known & although #Assad's regime remains the most infamous perpetrator of war crimes in the C21st, the world is clearly ignoring the #Captagon threat.

In #Jordan, where it's turned deadly, authorities continue to engage with the very regime behind the threat.
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After over 3 years researching the #captagon trade with @AlexSoderholm, I’m proud to announce that our report,“The #Captagon Threat: A Profile of Illicit Trade, Consumption, and Regional Realities,” published with @NewlinesInst.

A thread on its findings:

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The #captagon trade has mushroomed in size, scope, market value, and geopolitical significance.

newlinesinstitute.org/terrorism/the-…
In our three years of closely monitoring the #captagon trade, we’ve witnessed interceptions skyrocket from three and four-figure seizures into millions of pills. The frequency of smuggling efforts has also increased at an alarming rate.

newlinesinstitute.org/terrorism/the-…
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