Protests rock government-held areas in southern Syria as economy crumbles

By Kareem Chehayeb and Bassem Mroue

Syrian opposition activists say protests have broken out in two government-held provinces in the south amid widespread anger over increasing prices, the crash of the Syrian pound and the dwindling purchasing power of many people in the war-torn country

Source: Protests rock government-held areas in southern Syria as economy crumbles

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