Roger Asfar
Roger Asfar is a freelance journalist based in Beirut.
The lucrative business of smuggling supplies into Syria's besieged Eastern Ghouta
A recent government offensive shut down smuggling tunnels rebels used to bring in supplies to besieged Eastern Ghouta. With nearly 300,000 people reportedly on the brink of famine, only a pair of businessmen can provide supplies. But they aren’t cheap.