Modern Town City Central Damascus Syria newspaper kiosk

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President Bashar al-Assad pro-democratic protests broke out across the country,Protesters demanded an end to the authoritarian practices of the Assad regime, in place since Assad's father, Ḥafiz al-Assad president from 1971, Syrian government used force to suppress demonstrations, police, army and paramilitary forces, Opposition militias started in 2011 -2012 conflict become full-fledged civil war,

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