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Members of the "Liwaa al-Sultan Mrad" brigade, operating under the Free Syrian Army, walk along a street in Aleppo's Bustan al-Basha district on September 19, 2013. (Photo: REUTERS - Molhem Barakat)

Syrian Rebels Turn Their Guns on Each Other

Conflict & Justice

The World’s Aaron Schachter speaks with correspondent Marine Olivesi in Hatay, Turkey about what happened in the town of Azzaz and how Syrian rebel groups are fighting each other more than ever.

Obama Administration Moves Toward Intervention in Syria as People Prepare for the Worst

Conflict & Justice

Obama says U.S. unsure who used chemical weapons in Syria

Global Politics

Global Syrian activists stage protest in Turkey after aid convoy is turned back at border

Syrian officials reject call to stand aside as country veers toward civil war

Longtime Syrian dissident Kamal Labwani decries abuses by Assad government

Kamal Labwani spent the better parts of the past decade in a Syrian jail. We was freed last year, fled to Jordan and continue to agitate for the overthrow of the Syrian regime, led by Bashar al-Assad.

Syrian Opposition Leader on Fight to Overthrow Assad

The Syrian conflict has been raging on for more than two years and Syria’s opposition factions have been divided over how to end the crisis. Last year a new alliance was formed for Syria’s fractious opposition. It was hoped that the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces would become the sole legitimate representative […]

Syrian Fighter Pilot Defects to Jordan

Conflict & Justice

A Syrian Air Force colonel flew his fighter jet into Jordan, landed, then requested and received political asylum.

Top of the Hour: Syrian Government Troops Launch Assaults Despite al-Assad’s Acceptance of UN Peace Plan, Morning Headlines

Despite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s acceptance of a U.N. peace plan, activists say government troops launched assaults on several towns today outside Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo where the target is rebel army defectors. In other headlines: the U.S. is ready to ease sanctions against Myanmar; the Pentagon announces the accused mastermind of […]

European Union Expected to Ban European Travel for Assad’s Wife and 11 Others

The European Union is expected today to ban European travel for 12 people close to Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad, including the travel of Assad’s British-born wife, Asma. The European Union’s measures are intended to target members of the Syrian government personally.   Chris Morris is a Europe correspondent for our partner the BBC.