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Explainer: Why Syrians are Taking to the Streets

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Explainer: Why Syrians are Taking to the Streets

Kareem Assaf | JURIST Staff (GB)

April 9, 2025 02:35:31 am

Edited by: Alanah Vargas | JURIST Staff, US We may not have the infrastructure, but we have the will. —Banner held at protests across Syria, April 2025 In an unprecedented wave of demonstrations across government-held territory, the Syrian people have taken to the streets not to challenge their own leadership, but to protest Israel’s ongoing [...]

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