Who Is Seizing Syria’s Telecommunications Sector? - The Syrian Observer

Who Is Seizing Syria’s Telecommunications Sector? - The Syrian Observer

In the immediate aftermath of the Assad regime’s collapse, employees at Syria’s two major telecom companies—Syriatel and MTN Syria—briefly stopped working before returning to their posts. These companies, long operated by proxies for Bashar al-Assad and the Presidential Palace, now face aggressive competition from new players seeking control over one of Syria’s most lucrative sectors. Chief among them is a mysterious entity known as Al-Mujtahid …