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The Arab Spring events in Syria subsequently escalated into the Syrian civil war. The war caused massive political instability and economic hardship in Syria, with the Syrian pound plunging to new lows. [273] On 8 December 2024, the Assad regime collapsed during a major offensive by opposition forces.
2010 December Protests arose in Tunisia following Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation. On 29 December, protests begin in Algeria 2011 January Protests arose in Oman, Yemen, Jordan, Egypt, Syria, & Morocco. The government was overthrown in Tunisia on 14 January 2011. On 25 January 2011, thousands of protesters in Egypt gathered in Tahrir Square, in Cairo. They demanded the resignation of ...
2011 Lebanese protests - part of the Arab Spring. 2011: June: Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon - Between 2011 and 2017, fighting from the Syrian Civil War spilled over into Lebanon as opponents and supporters of the Syrian Arab Republic traveled to Lebanon to fight and attack each other on Lebanese soil. The Syrian conflict stoked a ...
Al-Nimr was a central figure in Shiite protests that erupted in 201, and carrying out his execution may spark new unrest.
This article discusses the background and reasons that contributed to the outbreak of the Syrian revolution.What began as large-scale peaceful protests in March 2011 as part of the 2010–11 Arab Spring protests that reverberated across the Arab World, eventually escalated into a civil war following the brutal crackdown by Assad regime's security apparatus.
President Kais Saied's near-certain—and certainly illegitimate—reelection in the Oct. 6 election is a sad reminder of the Arab Spring's failure. The Sorry State of Tunisia's Democracy Skip to ...
It eventually led to a thorough democratization of the country and to free and democratic elections, which had led to people believing it was the only successful movement in the Arab Spring. [ 12 ] The demonstrations were caused by high unemployment , food inflation , corruption , [ 13 ] [ 14 ] a lack of political freedoms (such as freedom of ...
Arab Spring, another term for the Middle East—North Africa protest of 2010–2014; Riyadh Spring, sometimes used to describe the 2011–12 Saudi Arabian protests. [11] The 2012 Quebec student protests movement is also called the 'Maple' Spring, from the French "Printemps Érable" which sounds phonetically similar to "Printemps Arabe" (Arab ...