WikiLeaks says it's publishing over two million emails from Syrian political figures dating back to 2006 amid the bloody crackdown on dissent by Syria's ruling regime.
"Just now... WikiLeaks began publishing the Syria files, more than two million emails from Syrian political figures, ministries and associated companies dating from August 2006 to March 2012," spokeswoman Sarah Harrison told journalists in London.
Watch the WikiLeaks press confererence on the Syria files:
Harrison told journalists the emails reveal interactions between the Syrian government and Western companies.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently seeking asylum at the Ecuadorean embassy in London, was not at the brief presentation.
He is wanted by British police for possible extradition to Sweden to face questions about alleged sexual misconduct there.
Harrison acknowledged that WikiLeaks is facing "a difficult time at the moment" but said "we are continuing to work through that".
On Twitter, @wikileaks has more information.
Italian magazine L'Espresso has published the first story from the Syria leaks, claiming that hi-tech industrial group Finmeccanica has been aiding Syrian President Bashar al-Assad carrying out what it called his "repression of dissent".
