Public demonstrations began on 26 January 2011, and developed into a nationwide uprising. Protesters demanded the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad, the overthrow of his government, and an end to nearly five decades of Ba’ath Party rule.
Collage made by Futuretrillionaire; Photos from: FreedomHouse, Elizabeth Arrott, and Bo yaser
Clockwise from top left: Protest in Idlib in support of the Free Syrian Army; FSA members with a captured tank; a burning building in Homs; a Syrian Army checkpoint.
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