From ‘Days of Rage’ to raging conflict - Two years of turmoil in Syria

Headline Title: From ‘Days of Rage’ to raging conflict - Two years of turmoil in Syria 15 March 2013 Nowhere has the human cost of the “Arab Spring” uprisings been higher than in Syria. Two years since the Syrian uprising began, we speak to Amnesty Researcher Cilina Nasser and Senior Crisis Advisor Donatella Rovera about the conflict so far.Emboldened by the fall of repressive governments in Tunisia and Egypt, Syria’s opposition activists started taking action in early 2011.Their uprisings grew wings – on social media and on the streets – and in March, Syria’s Local Coordination Committees…

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