Amr Al-Azm

Residents inspect a damaged site in what activists say was a US strike in Kfredrian, Idlib province, Syria, on September 23, 2014.

Syrian activists worry they won't be the ones who gain from US airstrikes

Although the US military has the militants of ISIS in its crosshairs, it's not clear who will step in to fill any territory they may leave behind. Some activists worry that, despite finally receiving direct US intervention, the Syrian opposition will still fall short in the wake of airstrikes.

Syrian activists worry they won't be the ones who gain from US airstrikes
Syria

Three years on, the Syrian uprising has brought little else than death and destruction

Three years on, the Syrian uprising has brought little else than death and destruction
Syrian refugees children

Syrian refugees move into Bulgaria, after losing hope of returning home

Syrian refugees move into Bulgaria, after losing hope of returning home
Free Syrian Army fighters carry a fellow fighter after he was wounded on the front line in Aleppo's Sheikh Saeed neighbourhood, September 21, 2013.

Syrian rebel coalition says no to government-in-exile, yes to Islam

Syrian rebel coalition says no to government-in-exile, yes to Islam

U.S. & Russia Strike Deal to Destroy Syria's Chemical Weapons

U.S. & Russia Strike Deal to Destroy Syria's Chemical Weapons

The Debate Over Intervening in Syria

Reports of chemical weapon use in Syria have reignited the debate over a possible US or Western intervention in Syria's civil war. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with two Syrian emigres, Dr. Rim Turkmani in London and Professor Amr al-Azm in Ohio.

The Debate Over Intervening in Syria

Rebels in Syria Clinch Key Region in Oil-Producing East

Syrian rebels say they've won control of a strategic region in the east of the country, bordering Iraq, with the fall of an army base in Mayadeen.

Rebels in Syria Clinch Key Region in Oil-Producing East

Fractured and Criticized Syrian Opposition Attempts to Reorganize

Fractured and Criticized Syrian Opposition Attempts to Reorganize

Battle for Aleppo Rages as Ceasefire Looms

Anchor Marco Werman analyses the balance of power in Syria with Joshua Landis, of Oklahoma University, and Syrian opposition activist, Professor Amr al-Azm of Shawnee State University in Ohio.

Battle for Aleppo Rages as Ceasefire Looms

Aleppo Souk Destroyed Amidst Fighting

Over the weekend, violence in the city of Aleppo continued to claim lives. It also claimed some of Syria's cultural heritage, its centuries-old covered market. Hundreds of shops were destroyed by fire, which UNESCO recognizes as a World Heritage Site.

Aleppo Souk Destroyed Amidst Fighting

Obama administration draws bright red line, warns Syria against using, moving WMDs

Syria has a cache of weapons of mass destruction, certainly including chemical weapons, possibly including biological weapons, and on Monday President Barack Obama warned Syria that moving or using any of those weapons would bring swift U.S. military intervention.

Obama administration draws bright red line, warns Syria against using, moving WMDs