GZERO WORLD with Ian Bremmer
Syria: The Rise and Fallout of the House of Assad
7/26/2019 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
What can the Assad family's rise to power tell us about today's devastated Syria?
After eight years of civil war in Syria, with hundreds of thousands of its citizens dead and millions more fleeing the country, one question looms large: how did things get so bad? During those early days of peaceful protest, what prompted a shoot-to-kill order from the highest levels of government? The answer begins with the rise to power of the Assad family.
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GZERO WORLD with Ian Bremmer is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS
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GZERO WORLD with Ian Bremmer
Syria: The Rise and Fallout of the House of Assad
7/26/2019 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
After eight years of civil war in Syria, with hundreds of thousands of its citizens dead and millions more fleeing the country, one question looms large: how did things get so bad? During those early days of peaceful protest, what prompted a shoot-to-kill order from the highest levels of government? The answer begins with the rise to power of the Assad family.
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GZERO WORLD with Ian Bremmer is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS
GZERO WORLD with Ian Bremmer is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS. The lead sponsor of GZERO WORLD with Ian Bremmer is Prologis. Additional funding is provided...