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    Violence, Protest and Regional Pressure: What's Next for Syria?

    Syrian army defectors reportedly attacked notorious Air Force intelligence sites near Damascus today, although reports are sketchy and hard to confirm. The Arab League is meeting in Morocco to uphold its suspension of Syria and find other ways to isolate the regime. Turkey, a non-Arab neighbor, is there.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Syrian army defectors reportedly attacked notorious Air Force intelligence sites near Damascus today, although reports are sketchy and hard to confirm. The Arab League is meeting in Morocco to uphold its suspension of Syria and find other ways to isolate the regime. Turkey, a non-Arab neighbor, is there. We update those stories and talk to a Western reporter who managed to get inside the country and produce the Frontline documentary, Syria Undercover. We also hear from an expatriate Syrian who's part of a peaceful opposition group as pressures build on a dictator who's killing his own people.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Washington Post

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Heavy New Pressure on Syria's Bashar al-Assad
    1. 0:00US Marines Head to Australia to Balance China's Power
    2. 7:42Violence, Protest and Regional Pressure: What's Next for Syria?You’re reading this
    3. 43:20The Ups-and-Downs of Gingrich and the GOP Presidential Field
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