Dec 11 Watch News Wrap: Russia Unlikely to Pressure Syrian President Assad to Resign In other news Tuesday, Russia seems to be resisting appeals made by the U.S. to apply pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to resign. A Russian newspaper reported that Moscow officials are convinced Assad will not leave office voluntarily, no… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch Secretary of State Meets with Russian Official to Push for End to Syria’s War Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held surprise talks with Russia's foreign minister to discuss continued unrest in Syria. While Russia stated that no hard decisions were made, these discussions may be the first sign of unified diplomatic action to stop… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Rebels Choose to Work with Jihadists to Expedite Assad Ouster Rebels Choose to Work with Jihadists to Expedite Assad Ouster… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch News Wrap: ‘Friends of Syria’ Bolster More Global Support for Syrian Opposition In other news Friday, world leaders from countries collectively known as the "Friends of Syria" met in New York to discuss ways to get more global support, including humanitarian aid, for rebel opposition in Syria. Meanwhile, government troops and rebel… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch Russian Dissidents Hope Pussy Riot Trial Builds Momentum for Putin Opposition Russian Dissidents Hope Pussy Riot Trial Builds Momentum for Putin Opposition… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch News Wrap: Congress Passes Funding Measure; Russian Blogger Imprisoned In other news Tuesday, Congress passed a stop-gap measure with bipartisan support, which will avoid a government shutdown in September. Also, imprisoned Russian protester Alexei Navalny claims he has been framed as part of Russian president Vladimir Putin's efforts to… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Fears Mount Over Assad’s Stockpiles of Chemical Weapons In addition to the diplomatic tension with China and Russia, reports that some of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapon stockpiles were recently moved have increased fears. Jeffrey Brown talks to Leonard Spector of the Monterey Institute of International Studies… Continue watching
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Jun 13 Watch ‘Watching Syria Is Like Watching a Slow-Motion Train Wreck’ 'Watching Syria Is Like Watching a Slow-Motion Trainwreck'… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch U.S., Russia at Loggerheads Over Syria Washington and Moscow exchanged a war of words Wednesday over Syria and President Bashar al-Assad's escalating campaign to pound rebel cities into submission. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching