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...His al-Bustan organisation, both a charity and a 30,000-strong militia, has put down roots in the north-western coastal region of Syria, the minority Alawite sect heartland of the regime....
...“Muhammad Hamsho earned his fortune through his connections to regime insiders,” said David Cohen, a US Treasury official in 2011....
...David Wighton is the FT’s New York bureau chief ……………………………....
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