Assad Using Checkbook to Buy Loyalty Raises Risk Syria May Run Out of Cash - Bloomberg

Assad Using Checkbook to Buy Loyalty Raises Risk Syria May Run Out of Cash - Bloomberg

Assad Spending Spree May Rebound as Syria Runs Short of Cash - Businessweek
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businessweek.com — President Bashar al-Assad is paying Syrians, via subsidies and higher government salaries, to stay loyal to his government as it clamps down on an eight-month uprising. He may not be able to afford that policy for long