Syria’s Assad Faces Growing Pressure From the Street Over Slumping Economy

BEIRUT—Scattered protests have taken keep in Syria amid developing anger around the crumbling economy, tests the authority of President Bashar al-Assad as he attempts to consolidate ability immediately after 9 many years of conflict.

All through the previous 7 days, protesters in the southern city of Sweida took to the streets with chants from Mr. Assad. Some named for the downfall of the Assad regime, a phrase rarely read in governing administration-controlled areas.

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