06/10/2020

Finance officer of Syrian regime-aligned militias in Dayro Zcuro disappears with 15 million Syrian Pounds

DAYRO ZCURO, Syria — Local Dayro Zcuro (Deir ez-Zor) media outlet Deir ez-Zor 24 reported that sources had revealed to them that the financial officer of the Syrian regime-aligned National Defense Forces (NDF) in Dayro Zcuro, “Ali al-Hijr“, fled the region after embezzling an estimated 15 million Syrian Pounds that was intended to pay the salaries of local NDF members.

Corruption is endemic the ranks of the Syrian regime, especially among the militias.

On 10 September, Russian forces reportedly arrested Firas Jaham, known as Firas al-Iraqiya, the most prominent regime-aligned militia leader in Dayro Zcuro, in connection with a Russian investigation into the disappearance of weapons in the area.