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Exclusive: documents seen by the Guardian prove Assad minister’s boast that evading financial sanctions has ‘become a Syrian craft’

LONDON: Syria is using shell companies to bypass sanctions imposed by the West, a report by the Guardian has revealed. The paper claims documents it has obtained show three companies — Trappist, Generous and Super Brandy, which were all set up on the same day in October last year — have links to President Bashar Assad and his allies, including individuals sanctioned by the US,

Official documents seen by The Guardian have revealed how the Assad regime is using shell companies to avoid sanctions.

The Syrian regime is setting up shell companies to buy shares and manage other companies and ultimately avoid sanctions, leaked documents revealed by The Guardian have indicated. According to their...