The unrest shows that disgruntlement against Assad remains high as he tries to end his international isolation, even in parts of the country that haven’t directly opposed him throughout its long civil war.
Rare demonstrations continued for the 11th day in Syria’s southwestern city of as-Suwayda on Wednesday, an area populated predominantly by the Druze minority, with residents decrying poor living conditions and demanding regime change. The protests, which are taking place in areas governed by President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, have so far shown no signs of abating.
Residents in coastal cities inhabited by Assad’s minority Alawite sect, who had supported the president and his father Hafez since the 1970s, have begun criticizing the regime on social media platforms, according to Marouf, and social media posts. CNN has reached out to the Syrian foreign ministry for comment. A bad economic situation Despite Syria’s re-admission into the Arab League, its economy has continued to freefall.
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