Arrests for graffiti were the spark of Syria's revolt

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Arrests for graffiti were the spark of Syria's revolt - Global Edmonton
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The spark came with the arrest of 15 teenagers who scrawled anti-government graffiti in the drought-stricken city of Daraa. The deadly crackdown that followed the first protests shattered Assad's image and shifted the focus from calls for reform to ...