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This document is a reprint of an article titled 'Is This the End of the Assad Dynasty?' by Patrick Seale from Le Monde diplomatique, dated May 6, 2011. It details the beginning of the Syrian uprising in Daraa, the violent government response involving live fire and siege tactics, and the subsequent erosion of President Bashar al-Assad's legitimacy. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it was part of a congressional document production.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Patrick Seale | Author |
Author of the article 'Is This the End of the Assad Dynasty?' published in Le Monde diplomatique.
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| Bashar al-Assad | President of Syria |
Subject of the article; described as having his legitimacy eroded due to the violent crackdown on protests.
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| Le Monde diplomatique |
Source publication of the article.
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| Syrian Security Forces |
Accused of using live fire against protesters.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024962'.
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Southern city in Syria where disturbances started; described as poor and under siege.
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Capital of Syria; where arrested children were taken.
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Country bordering Daraa.
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Country where the uprising is taking place.
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Region mentioned in the context of political order.
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"Is This the End of the Assad Dynasty?"Source
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"President Bashar al-Assad’s legitimacy has been eroded."Source
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"In a move that looked like panic, the security forces used live fire against the protesters"Source
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"The uprising had begun and soon spread across the country."Source
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Article 2.
Le Monde diplomatique
Is This the End of the Assad Dynasty?
Patrick Seale
Le Monde diplomatique
Is This the End of the Assad Dynasty?
Patrick Seale
2011-05-06 -- The disturbances started in mid-March in Daraa, a southern city on the border with Jordan, when a dozen children were manhandled, arrested and carried off to Damascus for scribbling hostile graffiti on a wall. Distraught parents came down into the street to vent their anger at such heavy-handed brutality. They were soon joined by others. The uprising had begun and soon spread across the country. No doubt it was inspired, in part at least, by the display of people power which has leapt with contagious speed from one country to another, shaking the foundations of Arab autocracy and giving a great jolt to the immobile political order in the Middle East.
In Syria, the authorities then made what may prove to be a fatal mistake. In a move that looked like panic, the security forces used live fire against the protesters -- and have continued to do so. By the end of April, over 550 people had been killed in different locations around the country, while many more were wounded and possibly two thousand arrested. With little reliable information coming out of Syria it is impossible to be certain of the figures. The state used particular violence against Daraa, a poor city in an agricultural region which has suffered from government neglect and crippling drought in recent years. As if to punish it for initiating the troubles, tank fire was used to quell the protests and something like a siege put in place. Electricity and water were cut off and food became scarce.
The deaths in Daraa and elsewhere -- and the emotional funeral processions that followed -- have clearly aroused great rage in the population and a thirst for revenge. President Bashar al-Assad’s legitimacy has been eroded. A strident call is ringing out increasingly
In Syria, the authorities then made what may prove to be a fatal mistake. In a move that looked like panic, the security forces used live fire against the protesters -- and have continued to do so. By the end of April, over 550 people had been killed in different locations around the country, while many more were wounded and possibly two thousand arrested. With little reliable information coming out of Syria it is impossible to be certain of the figures. The state used particular violence against Daraa, a poor city in an agricultural region which has suffered from government neglect and crippling drought in recent years. As if to punish it for initiating the troubles, tank fire was used to quell the protests and something like a siege put in place. Electricity and water were cut off and food became scarce.
The deaths in Daraa and elsewhere -- and the emotional funeral processions that followed -- have clearly aroused great rage in the population and a thirst for revenge. President Bashar al-Assad’s legitimacy has been eroded. A strident call is ringing out increasingly
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