Studying local actors in the Syrian conflict can make your head spin: most allegiances are driven above all by outright interest (little ideology).

Mudallal al-Aziz, a former al-Nusra leader, turned into an Assad ally, became an MP, then worked with Iran in spreading Shia Islam and drug trafficking. His close ties to Iran got his assets frozen five months ago, his membership in partnership revoked without announcement, and now, according to Sham News Network, he’s wanted for “drug trafficking and working as an agent for a foreign power.” https://www.karamshaar.com/2020-syria-parliament