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Syrians voted on Tuesday in an election expected to deliver an overwhelming victory for President Bashar al-Assad but which his opponents have dismissed as a charade.

Why some Syrians see their vote as a choice between barking dogs and baying wolves

June 3, 2014
Conflict & Justice

Syrians went to polls on Tuesday, at least in government-controlled areas where military planes buzzed the skies. One journalist in Syria says that some people pricked their fingers and voted in blood.

Why some Syrians see their vote as a choice between barking dogs and baying wolves

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