New Assad statue triggers protest in cradle of Syrian revolt

Hundreds of Syrians in the southern city of Deraa protested on Sunday at the erection of a new statue of President Bashar al-Assad's late father, nearly eight years after the original was toppled at the outbreak of Syria's civil war.


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2UpMRS0

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