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The Destruction of Damascus’ Al-Fayhaa Sports Club: How a Powerful Businessman Took Over Its Land and Assets

Exclusive documents reviewed by the Syrian Investigative Reporting for Accountability Journalism (SIRAJ) reveal how land and facilities originally designated to support Al-Fayhaa Sports Club in Damascus were turned into private commercial ventures benefiting an influential businessman. His name appears in an official interrogation and investigation report involving drug trafficking and manufacturing, and he has ties to the Fourth Division of the army under Syria’s ousted regime.
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