ALEPPO, Syria — The demonstrations calling for the departure of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad that have swept across opposition-held cities and towns in parts of northern Syria have managed to deliver an important message to the world: The Syrian revolution is far from over.
The protests were called amid Russian and regime forces mobilizing their forces near Idlib while threatening to invade the city. In condemning these threats, demonstrators in Idlib have taken to the streets every Friday since the beginning of September. In a step that rolled back the clock to the early days of the revolution, demonstrators have shown that the banner of the revolution that began in 2011 is the only banner they will hold. For them, there is no room for the colors of extremist jihad.
