Apr 29 Watch On Syria, U.S. Must Weigh Risks of Involvement, National Interest, Moral Values On Syria, U.S. Must Weigh Risks of Involvement, National Interest, Moral Values… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Weighing Options for U.S. Response if Syria Chemical Weapon Use Is Confirmed Weighing Options for U.S. Response if Syria Chemical Weapon Use Is Confirmed… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Millions of Syrians Are Uprooted but Unable to Flee War-torn Country Within Syria, Millions of Refugees Are Uprooted and Unable to Flee… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch Two Years Since Start of Protests, Syria Rebels Vow to Fight Until Assad Is Gone The conflict in Syria hit a grim milestone: two years ago protests began that would spark the current civil war. Syrian rebels have announced they will continue to fight until the Assad regime is gone. Jeffrey Brown reports on whether… Continue watching
Feb 21 Exchanging Fire in Syria’s War By Larisa Epatko "As in the ruins of Beirut, Sarajevo or Stalingrad, it is a sniper's war; men stalk their fellow man down telescopic sights, hunting a glimpse of flesh, an eyeball peering from a crack," writes Reuters photographer Goran Tomasevic about Syria. Continue reading
Feb 06 Syria Littered With Tanks, Bombed Buildings By Larisa Epatko Damages mount in Syria as fighting between government and anti-government forces continues for nearly two years. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch News Wrap: Syrian War Planes Bomb Refugee Camp to Fend Off Rebel Offensives In other news Tuesday, Syrian war planes bombed a Palestinian refugee camp outside Damascus for the second time in a week, in attempt of fending off a rebel offensive on the capital. Also in Syria, NBC News foreign correspondent Richard… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch U.S., International Governments Formally Recognize Syrian Rebel Coalition The U.S. and more than 100 other countries formally recognized a new coalition of Syrian rebel groups known as the Syrian National Council. Meanwhile, rebels launched more attacks around the capital city Damascus and elsewhere. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch News Wrap: U.N. Pulls Out Non-essential Staff From Syria Due to Safety Concerns In other news Monday, the United Nations announced plans to remove all non-essential staff from Syria as concerns grow over safety given that country's civil war. Meanwhile, President Obama warned the Assad regime against crossing a "red line" of using… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch Neighbor Turkey’s Reluctant Role in Syrian Civil War The violence in Syria's 20-month conflict has moved eastward, closer to Turkey's border, and more players have entered the ring, including Syrian Kurds fighting against rebel forces. Ray Suarez talks to Margaret Warner from Istanbul about the price of the… Continue watching