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Is the Syrian Conflict Entering a New Phase?

The White House is holding the line on Syria, despite Israel's military strikes and lingering questions about Syria's use of chemical weapons against citizens.

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KCRW placeholderBy Tess Vigeland • May 7, 2013 • 51m Listen

The White House is holding the line on intervention in Syria's civil war, despite Israel's military strikes against Syrian targets and lingering questions about Syria's use of chemical weapons against its citizens. Guest host Tess Vigeland explores whether the is war entering a new phase. Also, the Pentagon is under fire for a "plague" of sexual assaults in the military, and three women have been rescued from a house in Cleveland where they allegedly spent the last decade in captivity.

Banner image: Free Syrian Army fighters prepare to head out toward the front line in the al-Ziyabiya area, in Damascus May 5, 2013. Photo by Ward Al-Keswani/Reuters

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    Tess Vigeland

    veteran public radio journalist

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Kerry Cavanaugh

    editorial writer at the Los Angeles Times

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