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porter Ramita Navai goes undercover for a rare look at the uprising from inside Syria. Plus a profile of the dictator who has managed to hold on longer than any amidst the Arab unrest—President Bashar al-Assad.
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Syria UndercoverFRONTLINE takes a rare look at the uprising from inside Syria. (31:03)
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- November 8, 2011, 8:12 pmInteractive Map: Syria’s Uprising
- November 8, 2011, 8:09 pmGoing Undercover in Syria: How Did She Do It?
- November 8, 2011, 11:06 am“In Assad’s Syria, There Is No Imagination”
A Closer Look at Syria’s Fragmented Opposition
November 10, 2011, 3:12 pm ET · by Azmat KhanThe disparate opposition groups that have materialized during the eight months of Syria’s uprising have been criticized as fragmented, disorganized … Continue reading
“If We Didn’t Shoot at Protesters, They Would Shoot Us.”
November 9, 2011, 11:33 am ET · by Azmat KhanFRONTLINE reporter Ramita Navai, who spent two weeks undercover in Syria, had this radio report on defectors from the Syrian … Continue reading
Live Chat 1 p.m. ET: Inside the Struggle for Syria
November 8, 2011, 8:13 pm ET · by Nathan TobeyJoin a live chat with “Syria Undercover” correspondent Ramita Navai, New York Times reporter Anthony Shadid, and Foreign Policy’s David Kenner. The chat begins at 1pm ET on Nov. 9. You can leave a question now.
How the World Stacks Up on Syria
November 8, 2011, 8:07 pm ET · by Azmat KhanAs the international community mulls how to respond to the crisis in Syria, it faces a complex and changing web of geopolitical alliances, heated rivalries and strategic interests. Here’s a closer look at the key international players.
Syria’s Secretive Ruling Minority Sect
November 8, 2011, 8:06 pm ET · by Azmat KhanBecause their secret tenets and practices are known only to the few males deemed worthy to undergo instruction, the Alawites, Syria’s long-persecuted minority sect, remain a mystery to most.
Exiled Dissident Ausama Monajed: “The End of the Regime Is Very Close”
November 8, 2011, 7:57 pm ETAs a student in Syria under the Assad regime, Ausama Monajed was arrested and interrogated by security forces several times. The last time he was detained was in 2004, at which point he says he had no choice but to leave the country.
Joshua Landis: “I Don’t See Light at the End of the Tunnel.”
November 8, 2011, 7:56 pm ETThe director of the Center for Middle East Studies and an associate professor at the University of Oklahoma, Joshua Landis writes an influential blog called Syria Comment. He warns there is a very high potential that Syria’s uprising “will turn into a very dark and tough ethnic sectarian fight, the way it did in Lebanon and Iraq.”
Anthony Shadid: Time Is Running Out for a Better Future for Syria
November 8, 2011, 7:56 pm ET“We’re seeing a government that relies almost solely on repression to keep itself in power,” The New York Times’ Beirut bureau chief tells FRONTLINE.
“Gutsy Reporting Takes Viewers Right to the Edge of the Danger Zone”
November 8, 2011, 11:32 am ET · by Azmat KhanCalling it a chilling “you-are-almost-there primer on the Syrian uprising,” Newsday’s Verne Gay gives FRONTLINE’s two-part Syria special airing tonight an “A.”
