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Syria protests spurred by economic misery stir memories of the 2011 anti-government uprising

  • The protests have been centered in the government-controlled province of Sweida
  • The protests were initially driven by surging inflation and the war-torn country’s spiraling economy, but quickly shifted focus, with marchers calling for the fall of the Assad government
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Dutch arrest Syrian-born man suspected of war crimes

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Uncle of Syria’s Assad returns home from decades-long exile

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Assad army steps up offensive in restive southern city

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Syria’s Assad wins a fourth term in a predictable landslide

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Syrians vote in election certain to give Assad new mandate

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Syria’s Idlib to get first batch of COVID-19 vaccines

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Syrian government sacks central bank governor

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