Syria's unrest: Between myth and reality

If the Syrian government is to be believed, the protests sweeping the country are the work of "foreign conspirators" and amount to an armed insurrection by Salafists, members of a hardline, puritanical Islamic movement. But analysts and activists Al Jazeera have spoken to disagree overwhelmingly with the government claim. They say anger and frustration with the regime in Damascus are fuelling the uprising, rather than religious beliefs or affiliations.

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