Arab Spring Revolutions of 2011 (87 images)

A Syrian protester, with her face painted in the colors of the national flag, shouts slogans calling for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to step down during a protest in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman, Jordan, on April 17, 2011. The demonstrations come despite promises by Assad to end the widely despised state of emergency rule by next week at the latest, and implement other reforms following more than a month of unprecedented, and growing, demonstrations. UPI

Syrian women a demonstrate during a protest calling for President Bashar Assad to step down in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, April 17, 2011. The demonstrations come despite promises by Assad to end the widely despised state of emergency rule by next week at the latest, and implement other reforms following more than a month of unprecedented, and growing, demonstrations. UPI

A Libyan protester with the Libyan flag painted on his face demonstrates for the removal of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi on February 25, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya. Euphoria in Libya's second city Benghazi gave way to growing concern that it remains vulnerable to a counter-attack by Gaddafi's forces. UPI

Libyans stand atop an army tank in the eastern dissident-held city of Benghazi on February 26, 2011. U.S. President Barack Obama urged Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to leave power immediately since he has lost his "legitimacy to rule." UPI\Mohamad Shaikhi