The famous Colonel Sanders brand has actually had a long presence in the Middle East, opening its first regional franchise in Kuwait in 1974, and hundreds more in the years to follow stretching from Cairo to Saudi Arabia, where most of its stores are located.
However, the company denied that it actually opened a location in Idlib, with a KFC global spokesperson saying,
"This restaurant is not a licensed franchisee of KFC or affiliated with us in any way."
"We are looking into the circumstance to determine what action is appropriate," the KFC official statement continued.
Considering the 'KFC-imitation' restaurant is deep inside war-torn jihadist controlled Idlib, it is doubtful the American company will be able to do anything about it at all, despite Syria's political opposition attempting to use the 'grand opening' to bolster its legitimacy in hopes of attracting international investment crucial to Idlib province's survival as a 'rebel enclave'.
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