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fighting has already ripped apart the country's largest city, aleppo. that's where arwa damon takes us through an exclusive look in parts of that city now turned into a war zone. >> reporter: aleppo's old city has not seen such devastation since occupied by the mongol invaders centuries ago. this mosque, for example, dates back to 1315. this is syria's rich cultural heritage, and now everywhere we look it's been scarred by war. once bustling, winding streets now a maze of ever shifting front lines. overhead the thundering of fighter jets. lodging for caravans down the aging rising ruins. for more than three millennium aleppo has been a crossroads for traders. we hurry through the courtyard of a traditional home. streets are strung across streets to block snipers line of site sight. a unit of fighters reports people's names and license plates. only those who have shops here are allowed through. abu says they're trying to clamp down on robberies. he says he shows us the list, the highlighted names have cleared out all their possessions. in one market a sh
fighting has already ripped apart the country's largest city, aleppo. that's where arwa damon takes us through an exclusive look in parts of that city now turned into a war zone. >> reporter: aleppo's old city has not seen such devastation since occupied by the mongol invaders centuries ago. this mosque, for example, dates back to 1315. this is syria's rich cultural heritage, and now everywhere we look it's been scarred by war. once bustling, winding streets now a maze of ever shifting...
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arwa damon, cnn, aleppo. >>> beatings, sexual abuse, and murder. it's what some have said they were forced to endure at a former reform school for boys. now new information uncovered that may help solve the mystery what was went on at the school. >>> first, this past week, unemployment fell to its lowest level in nearly four years. it is a positive sign. but most would agree this is an economy still struggling. so how are some businesses finding ways to keep their doors open while others are failing? our tom foreman looks for some answers in today's "american journey." >> reporter: amid the bustle of broadway, against the bad economy and the crushing competition, at the strand, the show goes on. started more than 80 years ago, this independent bookstore has beaten the odds. surviving the great depression, world war ii, and fred bass, who was a baby when his dad started the strand, says the store is enduring these tough times too. >> mainly by having gad books and good prices. lately we've been selling a lot of new books at discount. but it's mostly
arwa damon, cnn, aleppo. >>> beatings, sexual abuse, and murder. it's what some have said they were forced to endure at a former reform school for boys. now new information uncovered that may help solve the mystery what was went on at the school. >>> first, this past week, unemployment fell to its lowest level in nearly four years. it is a positive sign. but most would agree this is an economy still struggling. so how are some businesses finding ways to keep their doors open...
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arwa's joining us now once again from aleppo. amazing, amazing reporting, arwa. as you know the secretary of state hillary clinton is holding urgent international talks to deal with this crisis in syria right now. especially the fear of chemical weapons being used. the rebels you're talking to, arwa, do they have any hope for a diplomatic solution? or do they think the military route is the only way this is going to be resolved? >> reporter: they are completely and utterly convinced, wolf, this is only going to be resolved militarily. that is a conviction that many of them have had for quite some time now saying that they had no choice but to pick up weapons because the position and artillery and gunfight that the assad regime was using against them. it's also important to note that many of the activists, the rebel fighters that we have been speaking to, have been bringing up the issue of the u.s. designating the front a terrorist organization. and they have found this to be absolutely infuriating. even amongst those mainstream f
arwa's joining us now once again from aleppo. amazing, amazing reporting, arwa. as you know the secretary of state hillary clinton is holding urgent international talks to deal with this crisis in syria right now. especially the fear of chemical weapons being used. the rebels you're talking to, arwa, do they have any hope for a diplomatic solution? or do they think the military route is the only way this is going to be resolved? >> reporter: they are completely and utterly convinced,...
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new images show jihadists taking over a key army base in aleppo province today. a watchdog group said the take-over was a major blow to the assad regime because this was the last military base west of aleppo city still under army control. they say a political solution is still possible, even though the situation he says is bad and getting worse. his comments follow the weekend talks in gentlemeva with russia well as u.s. officials. >>> egypt's president has begin the army authority to arrest people and protect government buildings as the nation is preparing to vote in weekend on a controversial draft constitution. what is happening in cairo? protestors and supporters of the president have been camped out around the palace for days. opposition groups are calling for nationwide protest this is week leading up to saturday's vote. president morsi's chief of staff blames the uprising on a small but powerful group of business and media elites. he tells cnn that the vote the on the country's constitution will not be held up. >> the question of delays the vote for the co
new images show jihadists taking over a key army base in aleppo province today. a watchdog group said the take-over was a major blow to the assad regime because this was the last military base west of aleppo city still under army control. they say a political solution is still possible, even though the situation he says is bad and getting worse. his comments follow the weekend talks in gentlemeva with russia well as u.s. officials. >>> egypt's president has begin the army authority to...
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recently they took control of key oil fields, saw advances in aleppo and reports suggest they surround the capital of damascus. one opposition spokesman told cnn they started what they believe to be the end battle of this war. if the intelligence on the chemical weapons, though, is true, the latest advances by the opposition seem to add incentives to the syrian government to use them. the assad regime denies having chemical weapons, and claims the reports are being used to justify an international invasion. after more than 20 months of fighting and more than 40,000 civilian deaths, the civil war appears to be at a crossroads. the fear of sarin gas is very real tonight. what are people there facing if the assad regime does use what they have or believe to have? i spoke with former cia officer bob bear and sanjay gupta. bob, explain what one bomb could do? >> the standard shell is a 122 millimeter shell, standard artillery piece. if they were to drop this into a dense area of damascus, or a suburb of homs, doesn't matter which town, it would instantly kill 18,000 the first few minutes. >
recently they took control of key oil fields, saw advances in aleppo and reports suggest they surround the capital of damascus. one opposition spokesman told cnn they started what they believe to be the end battle of this war. if the intelligence on the chemical weapons, though, is true, the latest advances by the opposition seem to add incentives to the syrian government to use them. the assad regime denies having chemical weapons, and claims the reports are being used to justify an...
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they saw advances in aleppo. they started what they believed to be the end battle of the wamplt if the intelligence on the chemical weapons is true, these latest advances by the opposition seem to add incentives to the syrian government to use them. the assad regime denies having chemical weapons and claims the reports are being used to justify an international invasion. after more than 20 months of fighting and more than 40,000 civilian deaths, syria's civil war appears to be at a cross roads. the fear of sarin gas is very real tonight. what are people there facing if the assad regime does use what they have or believe to have. i spoke with cnn contributor, former cia officer bob baer and dr. sanjay gupta. we talked about this last night, but explain again what one warhead filled with sarin could do. >> one of these shells and the standard shell the syrians put this in is a 122 millimeter shell, a standard artillery piece. if they were to drop this into a dense area, into damascus or a suburb of homs, it doesn't
they saw advances in aleppo. they started what they believed to be the end battle of the wamplt if the intelligence on the chemical weapons is true, these latest advances by the opposition seem to add incentives to the syrian government to use them. the assad regime denies having chemical weapons and claims the reports are being used to justify an international invasion. after more than 20 months of fighting and more than 40,000 civilian deaths, syria's civil war appears to be at a cross roads....
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recently they took control of key oil fields, saw advances in aleppo and reports suggest they surround the capital of damascus. an opposition spokesman told cnn they started what they believe to be the end battle of this war. if the intelligence on the chemical weapons, though, is true, the latest advances by the opposition seem to add incentives to the syrian government to use them. assad regime claims the reports are being used to justify an international invasion. after more than 20 months of fighting and more than 40,000 civilian deaths, the civil war appears to be at a crossroads. tonight i spoke to a syrian opposition activist. the reporting that the assad regime might be preparing to use chemical weapons are -- are people there aware of the possibility and if so what's been the reaction? >> well, i mean, it's just possible. yes. because if you ask me a few weeks or a few months ago, would the regime use jet fighters, i would have told you i doubt. but now, the regime is using jet fighters against the people why wouldn't the regime use chemical weapons? now, they're saying there'
recently they took control of key oil fields, saw advances in aleppo and reports suggest they surround the capital of damascus. an opposition spokesman told cnn they started what they believe to be the end battle of this war. if the intelligence on the chemical weapons, though, is true, the latest advances by the opposition seem to add incentives to the syrian government to use them. assad regime claims the reports are being used to justify an international invasion. after more than 20 months...
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his army is on the ropes, fighting for its life around damascus and aleppo. he may be in the process of making chemical weapons. right now, everything about assad smacks of desperation. he's looking into the possibility of seeking asylum for himself, his family and their inner circle in latin america. >> we understand that some countries both in the region and elsewhere have offered to host assad and his family should he choose to lead syria. >> the foreign minister was recently in venezuela delivering a message from bashar al assad. the minister was also in cuba and ecuador bringing classified letters from assad to leaders there. we could not get responses from syrian leaders in the u.s. or latin american governments to respond. multiple sources in the u.s., europe and the arab world tell cnn there's no indication assad is ready to leave syria. >> is he the type of person that would take asylum or will he go down fighting? >> i think there's a chance he will huddle, it's whether his sect will want to huddle with him or not. he's been a failure as a president
his army is on the ropes, fighting for its life around damascus and aleppo. he may be in the process of making chemical weapons. right now, everything about assad smacks of desperation. he's looking into the possibility of seeking asylum for himself, his family and their inner circle in latin america. >> we understand that some countries both in the region and elsewhere have offered to host assad and his family should he choose to lead syria. >> the foreign minister was recently in...