Why so Syria?

With so little media coverage of the events in Syria, it's hard to tell what is going on there.  Judith Levy at Ricochet gives a primer:

The Assad regime has sharply ratcheted up its crackdown on Syrian civilians, and reports are emerging that Iranians and Hezbollah members are assisting them. That assistance, according to several reports including that of a Syrian defector interviewed on camera, entails shooting Syrian soldiers in the back who refuse to fire on protesters.

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