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
Dec 05 Watch Refugees Take Shelter Underground in Abandoned Syrian Town Independent Television News' John Irvine reports from a town called Sirjilla in the Idlib region of Syria. Bombed out and virtually abandoned by its residents, the town now provides an underground home for hundreds of refugees. Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch Preventing Syrian Chemical Weapons Threat From Becoming Deadly Reality Preventing Syrian Chemical Weapons Threat From Becoming Deadly Reality… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch World Watches for Signs of Syria Moving Toward Use of Chemical Weapons As the Syrian civil war moves closer to government-controlled Damascus, fears among the international community have increased that President Assad may resort to chemical warfare. The Syrians' stockpiles are known to be the largest in the world, mostly made up… 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
Dec 04 Watch Fearing Syria’s Chemical Weapons, NATO Sends Anti-Missile Systems to Turkey In Brussels, NATO members approved Turkey's request for anti-missile systems to defend against Syrian shelling and rocket fire landing on the Turkish side of the countries' shared border. Meanwhile, NATO repeated U.S. concerns over a rise in the Syrian government's… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch As Rebels Step Up Pressure on Damascus, Signs of New Phase for Syrian Conflict As Rebels Step Up Pressure on Damascus, Signs of New Phase for Syrian Conflict… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch Rebels, Assad Regime Blame Each Other for Major Communication Service Disruption Internet and cell phone service was down throughout the majority of Syria. While rebels blamed the Syrian government for the service disruption, President Bashar al-Assad claimed it was the work of "terrorists." Independent Television News' Jonathan Rugman reports on the… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch As Kurds Fight for Freedom in Syria, Fears Rise in Turkey of Following Suit As Kurds Fight for Freedom in Syria, Fears Rise in Turkey of Following Suit… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch Civil War Next Door: Syrian Conflict Tests Neighbor Turkey As Syrian refugees flee their homeland to escape violence between rebels and military troops, Turkey finds itself walking a fine line between protecting its interests and being drawn into war. Margaret Warner reports on the reactions from the Turkish government… Continue watching