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Books: From hope to tragedy

When Syrians rose in protest in 2011, many thought Bashar Assad would go. Five years later, he’s still there.

Residents run along a street after an air strike by a fighter jet loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad in Aleppo’s al-Marja district in December 2012
Residents run along a street after an air strike by a fighter jet loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad in Aleppo’s al-Marja district in December 2012
(photo credit: REUTERS)
BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
MARCH 17, 2016 18:39
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