Rare Protests in Syria Summon Echoes of Arab Spring
WEBAug 31, 2023 · Rare protests in Syria calling for the ouster of the authoritarian government have gathered momentum over the past two weeks, in scenes reminiscent of the Arab Spring uprising that began more...
Syria protests gain steam, challenging Bashar Assad as he tries to …
WEBSep 20, 2023 · Anti-government protests have been gaining steam in Syria for more than a month, echoing the demonstrations that President Bashar Assad sent his security forces to crack down on in 2011,...
Violence in Syria is on the rise while aid is flagging as the civil war ...
WEBMar 15, 2024 · The war, which has killed nearly half a million people and displaced half the country’s pre-war population of of 23 million, began as peaceful protests against Assad’s government in March 2011.
Protests against powerful group persist in Syria's last major rebel ...
WEBMay 17, 2024 · Members of Syria’s most powerful insurgent group in the country’s rebel-held northwest fired bullets in the air and beat up protesters with clubs Friday injuring some of them as weekslong protests demanding release of detainees and an …
‘The revolution will continue’: Syrian protesters vow ahead of 2024
WEB29 Dec 2023. Sweida, Syria – On Friday, people carried red flowers, flags and banners as they headed towards Freedom Square in the city centre to take part in a demonstration filled with songs...
Residents in southern Syria raid ruling party offices, block road as ...
WEBAug 23, 2023 · BEIRUT (AP) — Angry protesters raided the local offices of the ruling Baath party in a southern Syrian province Wednesday, as protests intensified against the country’s government during a severe economic and …
Syria: Protests over growing economic hardship spread in south - BBC
WEBProtests against Syria's government are intensifying in the country's south, amid widespread anger over its decision to cut fuel subsidies when millions of people are already struggling to...
Rare protests flare in regime-held Syria as Assad seeks ... - CNN
WEBAug 30, 2023 · CNN — Rare demonstrations continued for the 11th day in Syria’s southwestern city of as-Suwayda on Wednesday, an area populated predominantly by the Druze minority, with residents decrying poor...
Syrian protesters call for Assad’s removal as economic crisis spirals
WEBSep 3, 2023 · Hundreds of protesters gathered in southern Syria this weekend calling for President Bashar al-Assad’s removal, as demonstrations that erupted over the country’s economic crisis entered...
Syria protests erupt in rare show of dissent against Assad
WEBJun 8, 2020 · Protests continued for a second day in regime-held southern Syria, where demonstrators openly denounced President Bashar al-Assad in a rare show of dissent in the authoritarian state.