Syrians are taking to the streets, undeterred by past experience

The government of Syria thought it had crushed the popular uprisings that began in 2011. But in the past week, two major cities in the government-held areas in the south have seen mass demonstrations against the government. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports on what has led to the unrests.

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