Syrian exiles forced to prop up regime with fees for avoiding conscription

The Bashar al-Assad government appears to be going to extraordinary lengths in order to raise much-needed cash. Photograph: Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images

The Bashar al-Assad government appears to be going to extraordinary lengths in order to raise much-needed cash. Photograph: Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/28/why-syrian-exiles-are-having-to-pay-up-to-skip-military-service