Inside Syria's fourth division: How the al-Assads built a corrupt empire of war and wealth

Al Arabiya
AFP
March 3, 2025

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/03/03/inside-syria-s-fourth-division-how-the-al-assads-built-a-corrupt-empire-of-war-and-wealth

Iran had imperial ambitions in Syria. Secret embassy papers show why it failed

By John Davison, Allison Martell and Reade Levinson

Reuters

May 1, 2025

https://www.reuters.com/investigations/iran-had-imperial-ambitions-syria-secret-embassy-papers-show-why-it-failed-2025-05-01/