Drug use surges in opposition-controlled areas in northwest Syria
Security forces in the countryside of Aleppo are combating the spread of narcotic substances, amid growing demands for cooperation by the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army factions.
ALEPPO, Syria — The use of narcotics is surging across the areas controlled by the armed Turkish-backed Syrian opposition in northwestern Syria.
All efforts exerted by the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions in the countryside of Aleppo to stop drug trafficking and abuse so far have proved insufficient.
