On 10 August, activists in Syria announced the formation of the 10th of August movement and a renewal of civil resistance to the government. On 17 August, a general strike was called in the predominantly Druze governorate of As-Suwayda in Syria's south. On 18 August, protests broke out across neighbouring Daraa Governorate. Protests continued into the next week, which saw the tenth anniversary of the 2013 Ghouta chemical attack. Protests took place in the capital and were some of the largest in some years.