Syria's ruler will seek to ride out economic protests
The largest anti-government demonstrations since 2011 coincide with new instability in the Kurdish-controlled northeast
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- Druze focus
- Economic context
- Oil concerns
- North-eastern unrest
- US presence
- Arab angle
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