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Bashar
al-Assad, President of
Syria Syrian
Uprising Timeline (2011) Syrian
Flag In March, 2011, as part of the "Arab
Spring" rebellions throughout the
Middle East, protests began in Syria,
and rose to the level of an
anti-government uprising resulting in
at least hundreds of deaths. Below is a
timeline of the Syrian unrest and
uprisings of 2011: March 15: Dozens of protesters march in
Damascus in response to a Facebook call
for a "Day of Dignity." Activists claim it
the first overt protest in Syria since a
state of emergency was declared in
1963. March 23: Activists claim around 100
people killed in the southern town of
Daraa, where the protests are said to have
begun. March 26: Unrest spreads to the port
city of Latakia. March 29: The government resigns
(President Assad stays in power
though). March 30: In his first major address
since the protests began, President Bashar
al-Assad claims the revolt as a militant
Islamic conspiracy. April 3: Assad asks former Minister of
Agriculture, Adel Safar, to form a new
government. April 10: Security forces kill at least
four people in the coastal town of Banias.
Nine soldiers are killed in a nearby
ambush. April 11: Student protesters rally in
Damascus in support of the slain
protesters in Daraa and Banias. April 14: Safar forms a new
government. April 16: Thousands of protesters
demonstrate in Douma and Banias. April 17: At least 11 people are killed
by security forces in Homs and the nearby
town of Talbisseh. Around 10,000 more
demonstrate in Latakia. April 18: Amid ongoing protests, the
interior ministry vows to suppress what it
called an "armed revolt." Also, more
deaths are reported overnight in Homs,
where 20,000 people stage a sit-in
protest. April 19: The government approves a
bill to rescind the 1963 emergency law.
Accoring to Amnesty International,
approximately 220 people were killed by
security forces or police since the start
of the unrest. April 20: Opposition figure Mahmud Issa
is arrested in Homs. April 21: Protesters call for Friday to
be their biggest yet, in what they dub as
"the Great Friday." April 22: The Great Friday --For the
first time in the uprising, major
demonstrations occurred in the capital
city of Damascus. Security forces and
protesters clash throughout the country,
resulted 88 deaths among security forces
and protesters, making it the bloodiest
day so far. April 23: Throughout the country,
funerals for fallen protesters take place,
and security forces fire on the mourners.
Snipers reportedly fired, killing 8 people
in Daraa, including 5 members of the
security forces. April 24: Reports claim that 9
civilians were killed in Jableh by
security forces and pro-Assad gunmen. April 25: Tanks and soldiers entered
Daraa and Douma and the border with Jordan
was also closed. Reportedly, 18 people are
killed in Daraa. April 27: The army continued the crack
down in Daraa and Douma, arresting over
500 people. Several dozen die in these
raids. The Syrian government used more
tanks and and troops in these raids and
arrests. Two Jordanian civilians were
among those killed. Also on April 27, 233
members of the Baath party, including
parliament members, resign over the
violence against protesters and
civilians. April 28: Defections from within the
Syrian army are reported. In these
reports, two battalions were sent into
Deraa on April 25. Troops from one of
those units refused to open fire on
protesters, and there has been gun battles
between Syrian soldiers as a result. One
of these units is controlled directly by
Maher Assad, the brother of President
Bashar Assad. Syria
Uprising Links and
Resources: Timeline:
Syria--BBC
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