By the way here is how it all begin in Syria way back in February 2011: Syrians protest | Syria News Wire
It all started with ordinary people of Syria protesting for greater democracy and an end to government corruption. It is such a shame that uprising was later hijacked by Islamic extremist groups. The same thing happened back in 1978 and 1979 when Islamic extremists hijacked the Iranian revolution which was originally a mass uprising against a brutal regime.