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Hello. Its four years to the day since the incident which triggered syrias civil war. On march the 15th 2011, the Syrian Government began cracking down on demonstrations. Month, five protesters in the town of dara became the first victims of the conflict. In july, a group of Army Defectors turned weapons against the government and announced the formation of the free syrian army. The next month, hundreds of people were killed by Government Forces in the town of hama. They formed a Syrian National council. And then by the following summer, the Islamic State of iraq in the levant had taken territory in the north and declared when it called a caliphate. The u. S. Formed a coalition and commenced airstrikes among the armed group. A group of people in rebelheld areas of douma. The town just outside damascus. Dozens more have been record killed and injured in the last three days as the air force steps up attacks on the area. Four Million People have fled syria since the conflict began with ma
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Recess to go. Devastation where cyclone pam may have left 60,000 children in need of immediate help. With the sports p we knew he would be back. Lewis hamilton starts the new season with a win in melbourne. Hello. Its four years to the day since the incidents which triggered serious civil war. A march 15th, 2011, the Syrian Government began cracking down on demonstrations. Month, five protesters in the town of deraa became the first victims of the con forklift. A group of Army Defectors turned their weapons against the government and announced the formation of the free syrian army. The next month, hundreds of people were killed by Government Forces in the town of hanaa. The opposition formed the first coalition, the Syrian National council. In august 20, 13, the Syrian Government was accused of using chemical weapons to kill hundreds of civilians. By the following summer, the Islamic State had taken territory in the north and declared what it called a caliphate. The United States forme
Circulating. 10 minutes before we begin to wrap a. My name is [inaudible] washington d. C. Whats missing on discussions is the fact that islamists have nothing to offer except for sharia law and muslims are fed up with the sharia law. The other point is theres a new new generation of arabs that face the people. I wrote an article about this, who are very different than their fathers and grandfathers. Which we should be focusing on. Can make it to a question . Something we should be focusing on. Our democracy by islamist ideology. What shall we do about the threat to democracy the case arabs are going to sort their problems out. This is the first time theyre focusing on their own homegrown problems gloominess and israelis and other people. What should we do about the ideology that is focusing on destruction of democracies . Would anybody like to take out one . It begins by recognizing what it is. A couple of years ago before these Tahrir Square movement, there is a prominent article abo