(S (S (BASENP (DT The) (NN city)) (VP (VBZ has) (VP (VP (VBN been) (NP (BASENP (NN one)) (PP (IN of) (BASENP (DT the) (JJ hot) (NNS spots))))) (PP (IN for) (NP (BASENP (NNS protests)) (PP (IN against) (NP (NP (BASENP (NNP Bashar) (NNP al-Assad) (POS 's)) (NN government)) (PP (IN during) (BASENP (NN 2011)))))))))) (PERIOD .))