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Al-Sharaa's new rules on armed security prove headache for foreign firms

Newly-trained military and police personnel from Syria's interior ministry march toward Umayyad Square after a graduation ceremony in Damascus, Syria, on 17 March 2026.
Newly-trained military and police personnel from Syria's interior ministry march toward Umayyad Square after a graduation ceremony in Damascus, Syria, on 17 March 2026. © Bakr Al Kasem/Anadolu via AFP
A recent decree setting out the rules governing the activities of private security companies in Syria is upending the local market, seen as a gold mine for the industry since Ahmed al-Sharaa came to power. [...]
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