Shows featuring Karam Nachar

  • Foreign Intervention in Syria? A Debate with Joshua Landis and Karam Nachar

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    With estimates of well over 5,000 deaths, the uprising in Syria is believed to be the Arab Spring’s bloodiest conflict to date. As the toll mounts, calls are growing for the international community to intervene by arming rebels fighting the Assad regime and even direct military intervention. We host a debate on the merits...
    February 22, 2012 | Story

  • Syrian Activist Speaks from Hiding: The Bloodshed is Continuing Despite International Criticism

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    Street battles are raging at the gates of the Syrian capital of Damascus, and activists say at least 62 people were killed nationwide on Sunday. This comes as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the Syrian leadership, particularly President Bashar al-Assad, to end the violence against the demonstrators...
    January 30, 2012 | Story

  • Syrian Activist Speaks Out from Hiding as Arab League Mission Fails to Slow Deadly Crackdown

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    Syrian troops continue to fire on protesters despite a visit by Arab League monitors to assess the Assad regime’s compliance with a plan to resolve the country’s political crisis. More than 5,000 people have been killed in the nine-month-long uprising. We’re joined from Damascus by Bassel, a Syrian activist...
    December 29, 2011 | Story