Politics Aug 30 Watch Shields and Brooks Debate Need for National Consensus Over Syria Shields and Brooks Debate Need for National Consensus Over Syria…
World Aug 27 Watch U.S. Military ‘Ready to Go’ for Syria, Assad Warns Strike Would Be ‘Failure’ While the White House worked to lay out the legal groundwork for a possible military strike in Syria, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced that U.S. forces are "ready to go" when a decision is made. Meanwhile, Syrian officials countered saying…
World Aug 21 Watch Will Latest Attack Confirm Chemical Weapon Use by Syrian Regime? Will Latest Attack Confirm Chemical Weapon Use by Syrian Regime?…
World Aug 21 Watch Syrian Regime Denies Using Poisonous Gas in Deadly Attack Outside Damascus Amateur videos show scores of Syrian civilians suffering after what opposition leaders say was a deadly, poisonous gas attack by government forces outside the capital city of Damascus. As in past accusations, Syrian government officials are denying any use of…
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
Dec 04 Watch New Indications Regime Ally Russia May Change Position on Syrian Conflict Reports indicate that Russia, once allied to the Syrian government, may be shifting toward persuading President Assad to step down. Judy Woodruff talks to Dimitri Simes of the Center for the National Interest and U.S. Institute of Peace's Steven Heydemann… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch U.N. Monitors Exit Syria, Failing to Stop Bloodshed Independent estimates say 20,000 have died since the Syrian uprising began. Now, U.N. monitors have left, failing to stop the violence. Jeffrey Brown reports. Then Margaret Warner talks to the Guardian's Ghaith Adbul-Ahad, who has been following Syrian rebels on… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch Forces Clash in Syria’s Two Largest Cities President Bashar al-Assad's regime and the Free Syrian Army battled for control over Syria's two largest cities, Damascus and Aleppo. Independent Television News' John Irvine and Alex Thomson report on the violence that continues between rebels and government troops. Continue watching