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  Syria faced an upheaval when repercussions of the Arab Spring were felt. Nationwide protests against the Bashar al- Assad regime were staged.
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  Kofi Annan was brought in to solve the international humanitarian crisis
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  108 people were killed. The Syrian government blamed the Al Qaeda, while the media has reported that the Syrian military was the perpetrator of this massacre. Photo credit: bbc.co.uk
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