
Displaced Syrians working in a junkyard in the town of Batabo, between Idlib and Aleppo provinces in north-west Syria, in 2021. Reuters
Displaced Syrians working in a junkyard in the town of Batabo, between Idlib and Aleppo provinces in north-west Syria, in 2021. Reuters
Assad regime bombed Aleppo for years — then profited from its scrap metal
Business was run by elite army unit, say locals, amid concerns over new government tackling corruption