Aug 01 Watch Syria's Assad Predicts War Victory for His Forces Despite Rebel Attack on Homs A rebel attack on an army-controlled district in the key city of Homs showed that the Syrian opposition is still on the offense in the face of recent gains by government forces. Meanwhile, President Bashar al-Assad issued a statement expressing… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch Shields and Brooks on Farm Bill Failure, Obama in Berlin Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's top political news with Jeffrey Brown, including the failure of the farm bill, the progress of immigration reform in the Senate and its prospects in the… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch News Wrap: At G-8 Summit, Leaders Press for Syrian Peace Talks In other news Tuesday, leaders at the G-8 conference pushed for Syrian peace talks. Russian President Putin defended his government's military aid to Assad, and warned Europe against helping the rebels. Also, suicide bombers killed at least 34 people in… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch Shields and Brooks on Syria, Snowden and Surveillance Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's top political news with Judy Woodruff, including the Obama administration's decision to provide aid to Syrian rebels, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and American attitudes towards domestic… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch As Assad Makes Gains, Will New U.S. Strategy for Syria Change the Dynamics? As Assad Makes Gains, Will New U.S. Strategy for Syria Change the Dynamics?… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch U.S. Says Assad Regime Has Used Chemical Weapons Against Rebels U.S. Says Assad Regime Has Used Chemical Weapons Against Rebels… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch Syrian Government Casts Off Restraint in Pursuing Enemies Across the Border Syrian Government Casts Off Restraint in Pursuing Enemies Across the Border… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch In Tripoli, Deadly Sectarian Violence Fanned by Syrian Conflict In Tripoli, Deadly Sectarian Violence Fanned by Syrian Conflict… Continue watching
Jun 05 Clashes on Rise in Lebanon's Tripoli By Larisa Epatko Clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawites are increasing in Lebanon as Syria's civil war continues. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch Assad Regime Claims Victory in Battle for Key Syrian Town of Qusayr Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces made a major strategic victory in the ongoing civil war, as they recaptured rebel-held Qusayr. The key Syrian town dominates an important supply route and is key to controlling a central area of the country. Continue watching