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Hezbollah's Shadow Economy in Post-Assad Syria

Original: Hezbollah’s Shadow Economy in Post-Assad Syria

Analysis from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies examines how Hezbollah maintains financial networks in Syria following the fall of the Assad government. The group long relied on Syria as a corridor for weapons and commerce, and questions now surround what remains of its economic footprint under the new authorities in Damascus.

Why now: Syria's political transition after Assad's fall is putting the spotlight on Hezbollah's remaining financial and smuggling networks there.

HezbollahSyriaBashar al-AssadFoundation for Defense of Democracies

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