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Syrian Opposition Calls General Strike to Pressure Assad Government


(AP-Washington Post) Elizabeth A. Kennedy - Syrians closed their businesses and kept children home from school Monday in an open-ended general strike, designed to erode Assad's main base of support - the merchant classes. There were signs that the strike was being widely observed, particularly in centers of anti-government rallies.
2011-12-13 00:00:00
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