The Day of Rage That Transformed the Middle East
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Today marks the seventh anniversary of “day of rage” demonstrations that sparked the war in Syria. Given the carnage since, it’s hard to recall that it all began with 15 children, arrested in a provincial city for anti-government graffiti.