Syria Video Discussion: War Crimes and the "Rules of Engagement" (Al Jazeera English)

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Amid mounting accusations of war crimes and abuses against all sides in the Syrian conflict, Al Jazeera English's Inside Syria considers, "Blurring the Rules of Engagement".

Panellists are Rafif Jouejati, a spokesperson for the Syrian Local Coordination Committee; Barak Barfi, a research fellow at the New America Foundation; and Khaled Saleh, the head of the media committee for the Syrian National Coalition.

Syria Video Feature: Does the Free Syrian Army Represent The People? (The Stream)

Al Jazeera English's The Stream asks if the Free Syrian Army is representative of the opposition, with the participation of Rafif Jouejati, spokeswoman for the Local Coordination Committees in Syria; analyst Fadi Salem, and opposition activist “The 47th” and the comments and questions of viewers.

Syria Feature: US Plans for a Post-Assad Country (Myers/Shanker)

Steven Heydemann of the US Institute of Peace, involved with the Obama Administration's manoeuvres for a post-Assad Syria, on the US Public Broadcasting Service, 18 July 2012

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“The main question we’re looking at is how it all plays out after the Assad regime collapses,” one American official said. “Chapter 1 is he’s gone. Chapter 2 is the post-Assad transition, and initial efforts at stabilization. Chapter 3 is completely unknown, and therefore more than a little scary.”

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