Problem:
How did the government of Bashir Assad respond to the antigovernment protests that broke out in early 2011? Group of answer choices The Assad government and the media have completely ignored any protests in Syria. Initially with both moderate concessions and reforms. By the end of 2011, force won out as the defining government reaction. Syria held nothing back and attacked its unarmed citizens with a vengeance. The government made reforms, but the military acted without permission and attacked Syrian civilians