Anger rises in Syrian cities as fuel price hikes burden struggling households amid an ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
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Senior Reporter
Anger rises in Syrian cities as fuel price hikes burden struggling households amid an ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
![A protester in Aleppo burns tyres to protest the increase in fuel prices in Syria on the highway between Aleppo and Turkey, Syria, September 13, 2026. [Mahmoud Hassano/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/reuters_6aa77654-1789359700.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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