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Bouazizi's Self-Immolation
- Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor, self-immolated after police harassment.
- This sparked the Arab Spring, a series of uprisings across the Arab world.
Assad's Miscalculation
- Bashar al-Assad initially believed he was immune to the Arab Spring.
- He thought his anti-Western stance would protect him from the uprisings.
Daraa Graffiti Incident
- Graffiti by children in Daraa sparked protests and a violent crackdown.
- This led to further escalation and the start of the Syrian Civil War.