Protests against Assad in Syrian Kurdish region

Protests against Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad erupted on Friday in the Kurdish regions of Syria (Hat Tip: Joshua I). Protests against Baath Party rule erupted in Kurdish regions of eastern Syria on Friday, Kurdish activists said, a day after President Bashar al-Assad offered Syrian nationality to some Kurds. The grant of citizenship on Thursday to an unspecified number of Kurds is seen as part