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Anti-Assad Syrian Protesters Take to Streets during Lull in Airstrikes
(New York Times) Anne Barnard - Street protests erupted across insurgent-held areas of Syria on Friday, as demonstrators took advantage of the relative lull in airstrikes during a partial truce, coming out in the largest numbers in years. Many protesters said they were determined to resume seeking the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. The protests were all the more surprising in that the insurgency is struggling militarily.