Syria unrest background
The unrest in Syria continued today. Reports say security forces in the southern city of Deraa fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters. Anchor Marco Werman gets the background on the situation in Syria from Middle East expert Joshua Landis of the University of Oklahoma.
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