Unfriended; Syria and the Region  

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Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 400 no. 8746 (Aug. 2011), page 31.
Topik: Geographic Profiles; Rebellions; Presidents; International Relations; Demonstrations & Protests; Regions

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Since a popular uprising against his rule erupted five months ago, Syria's President Bashar Assad has fought back with a mix of promised reforms and brutal repression. During Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month which started at the beginning of August, he has veered towards even starker repression. In a rolling campaign of assaults Assad's men have shot and blasted their way into one rebellious town or city after another. This has stoked mounting disgust at home and abroad, leaving Assad more isolated than ever. Syria's neighbours, whose long silence reflected fears that Mr Assad's fall might cause more trouble than his survival, seem to have changed their minds. Turkey shares an 850km-long border with Syria and has cultivated ties, partly to dissuade Syria from stirring trouble within its restless Kurdish minority. But Recep Tayyip Erdogan, its prime minister, now says bluntly that his patience is running out. A similar message came from Saudi Arabia. Sanctions, on top of EU and American targeting of some regime figures, were imposed by America on August 10th, though some analysts now suggest it would be better to promise to lift them if Assad agreed to go. To date, Assad's regime has categorically rejected foreign criticism, sticking to the line that its forces are flushing out terrorist gangs and enemy agents. Observers inside Syria now sense a shift in mood that outside pressure can only help to accelerate further.

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