english: “The rapidly growing urban peripheries of Syria,” they wrote, “marked by illegal settlements, overcrowding, poor infrastructure, unemployment, and crime, were neglected by the Assad government and became the heart of the developing unrest.”
non_english: "De snel groeiende stedelijke buitenwijken van Syrië," schreven ze, "gekenmerkt door illegale nederzettingen, overbevolking, schamele infrastructuur, werkloosheid en criminaliteit werden genegeerd door de regering van Assad en vormde de kern van de groeiende onrust."