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How well do you understand the conflict in Syria? Take our quiz.

The Syrian civil war began in 2011 with protests against President Bashar al-Assad that came as part of a wave of political upheaval in the Middle East. Test your knowledge of the ongoing conflict.  

6. How did Hafez al-Assad, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's father, come to power?

Alaa Al-Faqir/Reuters
Posters of Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad, right, and his father Hafez Al-Assad, left, are seen at the main entrance at the Brigade 52 military base in Syria.

In an unopposed election

Through an internal coup

With military support from Iran

In Syria's first democratic election

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