A picture showing the teenage boy whose arrest helped ignite the Syrian revolution during an interview with a U. S. newspaper. (Photo courtesy of the New York Times)
The Teenager Behind Syria’s Revolution Says ‘Has No Regrets’ -- Al Arabiya
The Syrian teenager, whose arrest helped ignite the Syrian revolution, said he had no regrets in an interview published by a U.S. newspaper on Friday.
The 17-year-old teenager, who agreed, along with his father, to speak with The New York Times as long as his name was not revealed to protect and shield his relatives residing in the southern border city of Dara’a near Jordan.
Covering his face with the rebel flag during the interview in Jordan where his family took refuge, the boy said after all what happened, “we found out who he really is,” in reference to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Update: A Faceless Teenage Refugee Who Helped Ignite Syria’s War -- New York Times
My Comment: He did not start the revolution .... but he has become one of the many factors that helped sparked it. He may not have regrets now .... he is afterall still very young .... but I am sure that we gets older he will reflect and wonder if it was all worth it.
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