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Syria's Assad issues conditional amnesty for draft dodgers

FILE PHOTO: People walk near a poster depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Homs, Syria, October 3, 2021. Picture taken October 3, 2021. REUTERS/Yamam al Shaar/File Photo

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued an amnesty on Wednesday that pardons draft dodgers and helps them avoid prison if they report to duty within three to four months.

Syrians who escaped the mandatory military service and are inside the country will have three months to turn themselves in, while those abroad will get four months.

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