Jordan’s king has become the first Arab leader to openly say Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should stand down. King Abdullah told the BBC that if he were in Assad’s position, he would make sure “whoever comes behind me has the ability to change the status quo”. He urged President Assad to launch dialogue with the [...]
The Syrian National Council says Homs is a disaster area and is urging international protection for civilians.
PBS FRONTLINE reporter Ramita Navai traveled undercover through Syria along a network of safe houses and secret hospitals.
With Gaddafi gone, the Syrian opposition feels emboldened but the situation in Syria is different: there’s no NATO intervention and no safe.
Syrian troops firing machine guns mounted on tanks stormed the rebellious town of Rastan near Homs.
Syrian Military defectors in Turkey talk about the role of the military in the uprising. Divisions within the military are deepening over violence against civilians. Orders to shoot protesters are enforced with executions.
Activist Ghiyath Matar was detained by the Syrian authorities last week. His body, bearing signs of torture, was returned to his family over the weekend.
However, some Syrians are noting that Syria’s situation is different from Libya’s.
President Obama: “The time has come for President Assad to step aside.”
The Syrian government says it is fighting armed gangs who terrorize average citizens, and that the country is the target of an imperialist plot.
Syrian forces are continuing their crackdown on protesters in the port city of Latakia for a third day, reportedly using tanks and gunboats.
Abdul Omar of the London-based Syrian British Solidarity Campaign says this latest attack is different.
Syrian playwright Mohammad al-Attar is premiering a short play about the protests in his own country.
The continued violence came as several Gulf Arab states recalled their ambassadors.
