(Zaman Al Wasl)- Governor of Homs ordered to halt salaries of 2500 teachers in rebel-held areas of the war-torn province.
The arbitrary decision issued under pressure of Syrian intelligence to increase the suffering of people in the embattled towns of Rastan, Talbisah and al-Hola, activists said.
Governor Talal Barazi, in his official statement, urged teachers who want to get their salaries to come to the Education Directorate in regime-held areas. A step might be impossible for most teachers who are afraid of being arrested, according to activists.
Last week, similar decision issued by Aleppo Education Directorate to cut salaries of 6,000 teachers in the Kurdish-dominated city of Afrin northern Aleppo,
Mustafa Auso, member of Kurdistan Democratic Party, in a message submitted to the National Coalition, demanded the key opposition group to find an urgent solution to avoid an imminent crisis, saying 6000 teachers have no income to afford living amid fears the education process will be stopped.
In relevant development threatening the education process in Syria, Islamic State has shut all schools in areas it controls in eastern Syria pending a religious revision of the curriculum, residents and a monitoring group said on Friday.
Islamic State is tightening its rules on civilian life in Deir al-Zor province, which fell under near-complete control of the Islamist militant group this summer. The government still controls a military air base and other small pockets.
The announcement came on Wednesday, after Islamic State held a meeting with school administrators at a local mosque on the outskirts of Deir al-Zor city, according to the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors all sides of the conflict.
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