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Assad has largely dismissed the protests as serving a foreign-backed conspiracy to sow sectarian strife.
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The Government Accountability Office, however, dismissed the protests.
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A government spokesman dismissed the protests as a desperate attempt by a weak opposition and foreign-paid activists.
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Assad has largely dismissed the protests as part of a foreign-backed conspiracy to sow sectarian strife in Syria.
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Trump dismissed the protests.
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The Kremlin dismissed the protests as an illegal provocation and rejected U.S. and European Union calls to free detainees like Navalny.