Task: Text Categorization
Input (English): In January 2012, in this nation, a French TV reporter was killed while reporting from a pro-government rally in this nation's city of Homs. Unrest there was triggered by the arrest and torture of students in Dara'a, which was not quelled by offers of political reform by its president. For 10 points, name this nation where the government of Bashar Al-Assad is struggling with protests.
Output (English): Social Science