With No End To Conflict In Sight, No Winners In Syria
The conflict in Syria is now nearly a year and a half old, and there appears to be no end in sight.August was the deadliest month yet, with thousands of people, mostly civilians, killed in fighting...
View ArticleSyria, Running Low On Friends, Angrily Sheds Another
As the bloodletting in Syria carries on, President Bashar Assad's government doesn't have a lot of allies left.And Syria's state-run media has pointedly lashed out at a former friend, Khaled Mashaal,...
View ArticleFallen 'Lion': How The 'House Of Assad' Came Down
Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. The civil war in Syria continues to spill across the border into Turkey. Another mortar fired from Syria hit Turkey...
View ArticleBritain Recognizes Syrian Opposition
Calling it the "sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people," British Foreign Secretary William Hague said today that the U.K. is officially recognizing the Syrian National Coalition, Reuters...
View ArticleSyrian Defector: Assad Will Use Chemical Weapons If He's Desperate
If Syrian President Bashar Assad gets desperate enough he will use chemical weapons against his own people, the former chief of staff for that country's chemical weapons tells NPR's Deborah Amos.Maj. Gen.
View ArticleDiplomatic Shift? Russia Acknowledges Assad May Be On Way Out
"Syria's most powerful ally, Russia, said for the first time Thursday that President Bashar Assad is losing control of his country and the rebels might win the civil war, dramatically shifting the...
View ArticleU.S. Officials: Syria Has Prepared Several Dozen Chemical Bombs
U.S. and allied officials say the forces of embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad have prepared several dozen bombs and shells loaded with the lethal chemical sarin.The number is a larger estimate...
View ArticleSyrian Airstrikes Hit Bakery: 'Piles Of Bodies'
Syrian activists are reporting that a government airstrike has killed tens of people at a bakery near the central city of Hama.A video posted by anti-regime activists could not be verified, but shows a...
View ArticleNo Breakthrough In Sight For Peaceful Transition In Syria
Amid continued bloodshed in several parts of Syria, international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi held another round of talks with President Bashar Assad in Damascus. But there was no sign of progress toward a...
View ArticleIn War-Torn Northern Syria, Children 'Only Paint In Red'
Shocking statistics, such as the U.N.'s estimate that more than 60,000 people have died in Syria since anti-regime protests and fighting began in March 2011, tell only part of the story.On Morning...
View ArticleFighting Reported In Syria Before Assad's Expected Speech
Syrian President Bashar Assad addressed his country publicly for the first time in months on Sunday, maintaining his prior assertions that the violence estimated to have killed more than 60,000 of his...
View ArticleIs Syria's Assad At A Breaking Point?
Syrian President Bashar Assad gave a defiant speech Sunday, giving little hope for an ease in the violence that has left more than 60,000 dead. Host Rachel Martin talks with Andrew Tabler of the...
View ArticleOnly Syrians Can Tell President When To Go, Assad Says
Syrian President Bashar Assad, in apparent response to Secretary of State John Kerry's remarks last week in support of opposition forces in Syria, says only the Syrian people can tell him to step...
View ArticleKerry: We're Trying To Offer Syrian President A Rational Choice
Secretary of State John Kerry is wrapping up his first official overseas trip to Europe and the Middle East. He's shifted U.S. policy on Syria, offering direct assistance to the opposition coalition...
View ArticleUnited Nations Will Investigate Possible Use Of Chemical Weapons In Syria
The United Nations is launching an investigation into the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria.U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made the announcement during a media briefing on Thursday."I have...
View ArticleA Close-Up Of Syria's Alawites, Loyalists Of A Troubled Regime
The film on Syria's Alawite community isn't finished yet, but filmmaker Nidal Hassan's favorite scenes are beginning to take shape.It opens with fireworks on New Year's Eve in Tartous, Syria. "May God...
View ArticleHagel: Claims Syria Used Chemical Weapons Are 'Suspicions'
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday tried to tone down Israeli claims that the Syrian government has been using chemical weapons.Chemical weapons use is important, because the United Staes has...
View ArticleSyrian Rebel Leader: We Won't Share U.S. Arms With Extremists
The Obama administration says it's considering providing arms to rebels fighting to bring down Syrian President Bashar Assad if the U.S. can confirm his forces did in fact use the debilitating nerve...
View ArticleSyrian Minister: Removal Of Assad Means Destruction Of Syria
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: And I'm Melissa Block.The President of the U.N. General Assembly said today that at...
View ArticleBashar Assad: A Political Solution In Syria is 'Unreal'
Syrian President Bashar Assad essentially dismissed attempts by the United States and Russia to bring the civil war in the country to a political solution."Believing that a political conference will...
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