Syria revokes BBC journalists' credentials, alleges 'fake news' reporting
- Syria has cancelled the BBC's accreditation over "misleading reports"
- The BBC claims to provide impartial news and speaks to people across the political spectrum
- Syria's information ministry has cancelled the accreditation of two local journalists from the BBC over what it calls "false" and "politicized" coverage.
- The BBC recently published a report on alleged links between the Assad family and the trade of the drug captagon, which Syria denies.
- The illicit drug industry, particularly the production of Captagon amphetamine pills, has grown in Syria, serving as a revenue source for the country's economy.