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Opposition-led government in Syria's Idlib increases taxes on motorcycles

Civilians in northwest Syria, where motorcycles constitute a common and inexpensive method of transport, are struggling to pay several new taxes imposed by the HTS-led government.
Idlib motorcycle

A police officer confiscated Amer al-Dioub's motorcycle when he was on his way to work in Al-Dana city in the northern countryside of Syria's Idlib province on Nov. 10.

Dioub, a construction worker, bought his motorcycle four years ago. It spared him the hassle of finding a taxi and paying a daily fee to go to work.

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