english: All that had happened before this date was merely a prelude, with relatively few participants, and which would have been stifled had it not been for the popular rebellion in Daraa on March 18.
non_english: Tutto ciò che era successo prima di questa data era solo un preludio, con relativamente pochi partecipanti, che sarebbe stato represso se non fosse stato per la ribellione popolare a Daraa del 18 marzo.