Syria Timeline: Since the Uprising Against Assad
WEBJan 1, 2021 · Peaceful protests rapidly spread across Syria as the focus shifted to the regime of President Bashar Assad. As the marches gained momentum, the regime unleashed its military firepower. The second phase witnessed the onset of an armed insurgency and Syria’s descent into full-scale civil war.
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 protests — part of the Arab Spring popular uprisings that spread across much of the Middle East that year — were met by a brutal crackdown, and the revolt quickly spiraled into a full-blown civil war, which was further complicated by the intervention of foreign forces on all sides of the conflict, as well as a rising militancy, first by al-Q...
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...
2 killed, 7 wounded in rare Syria anti-government protest
WEBDec 4, 2022 · BEIRUT (AP) — Protests in Syria's Druze-majority Sweida province turned violent on Sunday leading to the deaths of a protester and a police officer, and wounding seven others.
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.