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'''Corruption in Syria''' follows the familiar patterns of state-based corruption, namely government officials abusing their political powers for private gain in the country of [[Syria]]. |
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'''Corruption''' is a very serious problem in [[Syria]], being widespread. Syria is ranked 178 of the 180 countries in the [[Corruption Perceptions Index]], because of the ongoing [[Syrian civil war|civil war]] and poor [[Human rights in Syria|human rights]]. |
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According to [[Transparency International]]'s 2023 [[Corruption Perceptions Index]] (CPI), Syria scored a 13 on the CPI on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"). When ranked by score, Syria ranked 177th among the 180 countries in the Index, on a scale where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated |url=https://www.transparency.org/en/news/how-cpi-scores-are-calculated |date=20 December 2021 |access-date=4 April 2024 |website=Transparency.org|language=en}}</ref> For comparison with worldwide scores, the average score was 43, the best score was 90 (ranked 1), and the worst score was 11 (ranked 180).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corruption Perceptions Index 2023: Syria |url=https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2023/index/syr |access-date=4 April 2024 |website=Transparency.org |language=en}}</ref> For comparison with regional scores, the average score among Middle Eastern and North African countries {{refn|Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen |group="Note"}} was 34. The highest score among Middle Eastern and North African countries was 68 and the lowest score was Syria's, 13.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CPI 2023 for Middle East & North Africa: Dysfunctional approach to fighting corruption undermines progress |url=https://www.transparency.org/en/news/cpi-2023-middle-east-north-africa-dysfunctional-approach-fighting-corruption |access-date=4 April 2024 |website=Transparency.org |language=en}}</ref> |
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Researchers and journalists have identified corruption in the [[Syrian Armed Forces]] and allied militias as one of the major reasons for the eventual [[fall of the Assad regime]] in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lister |first=Charles |date=30 November 2024 |title=Syria's conflict is heating up once more |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/syrias-conflict-is-heating-up-once-more/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Spectator |language=en }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-syria-army-collapsed-suddenly-201808438.html| title = Why Syria's army collapsed so suddenly| author = Liz Cookman| agency = The Telegraph| website = Yahoo| date = 8 December 2024| access-date = 14 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/syrias-north-western-front-erupts| title = Syria's North-western Front Erupts| author = ICG| website = reliefweb.int| date = 5 December 2024| access-date = 13 December 2024}}</ref> |
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* [[Crime in Syria]] |
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== Transnational drug trade == |
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{{further|Syrian Captagon industry}} |
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[[Syria]] was labeled as a narco-state by the United States for nearly a decade until 1997, during the [[Syrian occupation of Lebanon]] when they controlled the cannabis cultivation in the [[Beqaa Valley]] in Lebanon,<ref>{{cite web |date=10 November 1997 |title=Removing Syria from the Narcotics List: A Signal to Damascus? |url=https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/removing-syria-from-the-narcotics-list-a-signal-to-damascus |website=The Washington Institution}}</ref> and were the Middle East region's main source of hashish.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2021-07-19 |title=Syria has become a narco-state |newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2021/07/19/syria-has-become-a-narco-state |access-date=2022-02-11 |issn=0013-0613}}</ref> During the [[Syrian Civil War]], mass production of drugs within Syria began, and officers fed their men [[fenethylline]], which they called "Captain Courage."<ref name=":0" /> Several shipments containing tonnes of [[amphetamines]] were seized in different countries smuggled from Syria,<ref>{{cite web |date=2 June 2017 |title=Meet Captagon, the nightmare drug fuelling Syria's civil war |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/episode-340-amphetamines-in-syria-stanley-cup-bassist-noriega-s-pen-pal-subversive-board-games-and-more-1.4139584/meet-captagon-the-nightmare-drug-fuelling-syria-s-civil-war-1.4139601 |website=cbc.ca}}</ref> those shipments had sometimes millions of pills of fenethylline,<ref>{{cite web |date=1 July 2020 |title=Italian police seize €1bn amphetamine haul from Syria |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/01/italian-police-seize-1bn-amphetamine-haul-from-syria |website=The Guardian}}</ref> which production in the country started since at least 2006.<ref>{{cite web |date=2009 |title=World Drug Report 2009 |url=https://www.unodc.org/documents/wdr/WDR_2009/WDR2009_eng_web.pdf |website=United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |page=127}}</ref> In November 2020, two drug shipments of [[hashish]] coming from Syria were seized by Egyptian authorities, the first shipment which arrived to [[Alexandria]], included 2 tonnes of hashish,<ref>{{cite web |date=22 November 2020 |title=Egyptian customs seize large drug shipment from Syria in port of Alexandria |url=https://syriacpress.com/blog/2020/11/22/egyptian-customs-seize-large-drug-shipment-from-syria-in-port-of-alexandria/ |website=SyriacPress}}</ref> while the second shipment had 6 tonnes and was found at the [[Damietta]] port.<ref>{{cite web |date=22 November 2020 |title=بـ30 مليون جنيه.. ضبط 6 أطنان حشيش داخل حاوية بميناء دمياط |url=https://www.elnabaa.net/860591 |website=elnabaa.net |language=ar}}</ref> The port of [[Latakia]] became under scrutiny of European and American police, as being favored by smugglers.<ref>{{cite web |date=7 May 2021 |title='A dirty business': how one drug is turning Syria into a narco-state |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/07/drug-captagon-turning-syria-into-narco-state |website=The Guardian}}</ref> In May 2021, Turkish security forces used [[UAV|UAVs]] to stop 1.5 tonnes of [[marijuana]] being smuggled out of Syria.<ref>{{cite web |date=17 May 2021 |title=Turkish UAV drone stops 1.5 tons of marijuana being smuggled out of Syria |url=https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/turkish-uav-drone-stops-15-tons-of-marijuana-being-smuggled-out-of-syria-668367 |website=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref> According to the Centre for Operational Analysis and Research (COAR), Syrian seized drugs in 2020 had the value of no less than $3.4bn.<ref name=":0" /> |
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The ''New York Times'' reported in December 2021 that the 4th Armoured Division, commanded by [[Maher al-Assad]], oversees much of the production and distribution of [[Captagon]], among other drugs, reinforcing Syria's status as a narco-state on the Mediterranean sea. The unit controls manufacturing facilities, packing plants, and smuggling networks all across Syria (which have started to also move [[crystal meth]]). The division's security bureau, headed by Maj. Gen. [[Ghassan Bilal]], provides protection for factories and along smuggling routes to the port city [[Latakia]] and to border crossings with Jordan and Lebanon.<ref name="nyt-2021">{{cite news |last1=Hubbard |first1=Ben |last2=Saad |first2=Hwaida |author2-link=Hwaida Saad |date=5 December 2021 |title=On Syria's Ruins, a Drug Empire Flourishes |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/05/world/middleeast/syria-drugs-captagon-assad.html |access-date=2021-12-29 |issn=0362-4331 |via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 14:45, 14 December 2024
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Corruption in Syria follows the familiar patterns of state-based corruption, namely government officials abusing their political powers for private gain in the country of Syria.
According to Transparency International's 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), Syria scored a 13 on the CPI on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"). When ranked by score, Syria ranked 177th among the 180 countries in the Index, on a scale where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.[1] For comparison with worldwide scores, the average score was 43, the best score was 90 (ranked 1), and the worst score was 11 (ranked 180).[2] For comparison with regional scores, the average score among Middle Eastern and North African countries [Note 1] was 34. The highest score among Middle Eastern and North African countries was 68 and the lowest score was Syria's, 13.[3]
Researchers and journalists have identified corruption in the Syrian Armed Forces and allied militias as one of the major reasons for the eventual fall of the Assad regime in 2024.[4][5][6]
Transnational drug trade
[edit]Syria was labeled as a narco-state by the United States for nearly a decade until 1997, during the Syrian occupation of Lebanon when they controlled the cannabis cultivation in the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon,[7] and were the Middle East region's main source of hashish.[8] During the Syrian Civil War, mass production of drugs within Syria began, and officers fed their men fenethylline, which they called "Captain Courage."[8] Several shipments containing tonnes of amphetamines were seized in different countries smuggled from Syria,[9] those shipments had sometimes millions of pills of fenethylline,[10] which production in the country started since at least 2006.[11] In November 2020, two drug shipments of hashish coming from Syria were seized by Egyptian authorities, the first shipment which arrived to Alexandria, included 2 tonnes of hashish,[12] while the second shipment had 6 tonnes and was found at the Damietta port.[13] The port of Latakia became under scrutiny of European and American police, as being favored by smugglers.[14] In May 2021, Turkish security forces used UAVs to stop 1.5 tonnes of marijuana being smuggled out of Syria.[15] According to the Centre for Operational Analysis and Research (COAR), Syrian seized drugs in 2020 had the value of no less than $3.4bn.[8]
The New York Times reported in December 2021 that the 4th Armoured Division, commanded by Maher al-Assad, oversees much of the production and distribution of Captagon, among other drugs, reinforcing Syria's status as a narco-state on the Mediterranean sea. The unit controls manufacturing facilities, packing plants, and smuggling networks all across Syria (which have started to also move crystal meth). The division's security bureau, headed by Maj. Gen. Ghassan Bilal, provides protection for factories and along smuggling routes to the port city Latakia and to border crossings with Jordan and Lebanon.[16]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen
References
[edit]- ^ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2023: Syria". Transparency.org. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "CPI 2023 for Middle East & North Africa: Dysfunctional approach to fighting corruption undermines progress". Transparency.org. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Lister, Charles (30 November 2024). "Syria's conflict is heating up once more". Spectator. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Liz Cookman (8 December 2024). "Why Syria's army collapsed so suddenly". Yahoo. The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ ICG (5 December 2024). "Syria's North-western Front Erupts". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Removing Syria from the Narcotics List: A Signal to Damascus?". The Washington Institution. 10 November 1997.
- ^ a b c "Syria has become a narco-state". The Economist. 2021-07-19. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "Meet Captagon, the nightmare drug fuelling Syria's civil war". cbc.ca. 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Italian police seize €1bn amphetamine haul from Syria". The Guardian. 1 July 2020.
- ^ "World Drug Report 2009" (PDF). United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 2009. p. 127.
- ^ "Egyptian customs seize large drug shipment from Syria in port of Alexandria". SyriacPress. 22 November 2020.
- ^ "بـ30 مليون جنيه.. ضبط 6 أطنان حشيش داخل حاوية بميناء دمياط". elnabaa.net (in Arabic). 22 November 2020.
- ^ "'A dirty business': how one drug is turning Syria into a narco-state". The Guardian. 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Turkish UAV drone stops 1.5 tons of marijuana being smuggled out of Syria". The Jerusalem Post. 17 May 2021.
- ^ Hubbard, Ben; Saad, Hwaida (5 December 2021). "On Syria's Ruins, a Drug Empire Flourishes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-29 – via NYTimes.com.
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