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Syria’s al-Bab opens first Turkish-backed DMV

Turkey has backed the establishment of a department of motor vehicles in al-Bab in the Euphrates Shield area, where all vehicles will be registered and inspected to ensure road safety.
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ALEPPO, Syria — In cooperation with local police and general security agencies, the local council of al-Bab in the Euphrates Shield area in the northeastern Aleppo countryside opened Aug. 19 a department of motor vehicles to register motor vehicles and issue license plates. An affiliated motor vehicle inspection department was also established to ensure all vehicles in al-Bab are registered and conform to road and safety regulations, even vehicles previously registered with the regime.

Lt. Abdul Qader Haj Omar, head of the department of motor vehicles, told Al-Monitor, “This experience is the first of its kind in the Euphrates Shield area. It aims to limit the chaotic spread of unregistered public and private vehicles with no license plates. This department will equally help organize traffic in the city as license plates will make it easier to catch those who violate the traffic law and protect citizens’ private cars and motorcycles. Car theft will decrease as it would be easier for the police to find registered vehicles and pursue thieves.”

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