Wing War in "Assad's Parliament" Targets Ruling Party Figures and Businessmen
The campaign to exclude political and economic elites reveals the breakdown of the patronage system that the Syrian regime relied on for decades, while targeting Baath Party leaders and businessmen re
October 23, 2024, 9:57 pm

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The Syrian regime has initiated a new score-settling campaign within the corridors of the "ceremonial" People's Assembly, ousting two prominent members just weeks after their appointment, in a scene reflecting the breakdown of the patronage system and erosion of the regime's base.

The new wave of exclusion targeted Mujahid Ismail, one of the Baath Party's most prominent leaders and commander of its militias in Syria, who led the party's armed gangs in Rural Damascus, alongside his membership in the ruling party's Central Committee.

The purge extended to businessman Khaled Zubaidi, one of the main beneficiaries of the regime's economic policies, who amassed enormous wealth through his network of companies spread across Syria.

This move comes as part of a broader campaign that began with revoking the membership of war traders Mohammad Hamsho and Shadi Dabsi, indicating a fierce struggle within regime wings to seize what remains of the country's resources.

The speed of these members' removal, just weeks after taking their oath, reflects the state of confusion dominating the regime amid escalating economic and political crises, pushing it to sacrifice its closest allies in a desperate attempt to maintain power.

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