Where Syria uprising began 10 years ago, dissent still rife
by Bassem Mroue And Sarah El Deeb, The Associated Press
Posted Mar 17, 2021 2:11 am EDT
Last Updated Mar 17, 2021 at 2:14 am EDT
BEIRUT A neglected provincial city amid the farmlands of the south, Daraa was the first place in Syria to explode into protests against the rule of President Bashar Assad in March 2011.
Daraa saw the arc of Syria’s conflict. Protesters met by a vicious crackdown by Assad’s forces turned to armed rebellion and civil war. Opposition fighters broke free of Assad’s rule in many areas, only to be crushed by his military once his allies Iran and Russia backed it with their firepower.
Where Syria uprising began 10 years ago, dissent still rife
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