Syria Crisis: Why Homs is the Center of Revolt

Why is the Syrian city of Homs the center of the rebellion against the regime of Bashar al-Assad? Anchor Marco Werman finds out from Syria expert Joshua Landis of the University of Oklahoma.

Jordan’s King Calls on Syria’s Assad to Step Down

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 Libya Effect in Syria

With Gaddafi gone, the Syrian opposition feels emboldened but the situation in Syria is different: there’s no NATO intervention and no safe.

Impact on Arab uprisings

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Joshua Landis, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma talks to anchor Lisa Mullins about the impact Bin Laden’s death may have on what some are calling the “Arab Spring.” Download MP3

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Syria unrest background

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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. Download MP3

Change for Syria?

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US special envoy George Mitchell will be in Syria soon. Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Syria expert, Joshua Landis, about the prospects for change in the Middle East. Landis is assistant professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oklahoma.