The rebels turned rulers providing law and order in Syria

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Before the Syrian civil war began in 2011, the country's central bank held 25.8 tons of gold and $14 billion in foreign currency. While the amount of gold remains almost the same, the cash reserves have all but gone. Just $200 million are left. Syrian officials said the Assad regime, which had been under international sanctions, increasingly used the cash to fund food, fuel and fighting.