<description>At 18, Mustafa was told his only way out of prison was to join the regime forces. After 14 years, his past as one of Assad’s fighters could get him killed By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. Read by Mo Ayoub. Help support our independent journalism at &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/longreadpod"&gt;theguardian.com/longreadpod&lt;/a&gt;</description>

At 18, Mustafa was told his only way out of prison was to join the regime forces. After 14 years, his past as one of Assad’s fighters could get him killed By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. Read by Mo Ayoub

At 18, Mustafa was told his only way out of prison was to join the regime forces. After 14 years, his past as one of Assad’s fighters could get him killed By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. Read by Mo Ayoub. Help support our independent journalism at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theguardian.com/longreadpod&quot;&gt;theguardian.com/longreadpod&lt;/a&gt;

The Audio Long Read

The reluctant collaborator: surviving Syria’s brutal civil war – and its aftermath

The reluctant collaborator: surviving Syria’s brutal civil war – and its aftermath

Description