On April 30, Rami Makhlouf, who is a cousin of Syrian President Bashar Assad and is thought to be Syria’s wealthiest businessman, released a monologue defending himself against government accusations of tax evasion and attempts to confiscate a substantial portion of his wealth. He followed this with another video on May 3. In many other … Continue reading The Makhlouf Incident and the Infighting Within the Syrian Regime