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Some Syrians Fear an Escalation of Civil War if US Military Strikes

The vote Tuesday in Congress authorizing President Obama to use military force, has residents of Damascus concerned about a possible escalation of the civil war. Anchor Marco Werman speaks the the BBC's Jeremy Bowen in Damascus.

Some Syrians Fear an Escalation of Civil War if US Military Strikes

Hezbollah Comes Clean: It Stands With Syrian Government

Hezbollah Comes Clean: It Stands With Syrian Government

Syrian artists use puppets, YouTube to comment on, illustrate ongoing civil war

Syrian artists use puppets, YouTube to comment on, illustrate ongoing civil war

Video: YouTube Series Uses Puppets to Comment on Syria

Video: YouTube Series Uses Puppets to Comment on Syria

Syrian Fighter Pilot Defects to Jordan

Syrian Fighter Pilot Defects to Jordan
Mohja Kahf (right), her daughter, friend and brother-in-law, visiting a wounded Syrian man in Turkey.

Syrian Americans and the Syrian YouTube Revolution

The United States is home to tens of thousands of people of Syrian heritage. Some are transfixed by the uprising back home. Reporter Michael May profiles one Syrian American writer who's been glued to YouTube videos from home.

Syrian Americans and the Syrian YouTube Revolution

The Hama Massacre: 30 Years Later

The Hama Massacre: 30 Years Later

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.

Longtime Syrian dissident Kamal Labwani decries abuses by Assad government

Longtime Syrian Dissident Kamal Labwani Urges Continue Opposition to Assad Regime

Kamal Labwani is a prominent longtime activist who was recently released from a Syrian jail. Labwani escaped to Jordan a few days ago and is working to bring down the Assad government.

Longtime Syrian Dissident Kamal Labwani Urges Continue Opposition to Assad Regime

Slideshow: Syrian Cartoonist Not Silenced by Attack

Ali Ferzat was found beaten and bloody on a road outside of Damascus, but if the goal of beating him up was to silence him, the mission has failed.

Slideshow: Syrian Cartoonist Not Silenced by Attack

Syrian cartoonist's hands broken by attackers

Popular and politically influential cartoonist, Ali Ferzat, attacked by masked gunmen believed to be linked to current Syrian regime.

Syrian cartoonist's hands broken by attackers