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Working Towards Syrian Peace

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After narrowly avoiding a collapse in talks on Friday, the two sides of the Syrian peace conference reached a tentative agreement to allow women and children to leave at least one area in the old city of Hom, which has been besieged by armed groups. We’ll get the latest on the efforts to end Syria’s violent civil war and examine the ways the conflict is spilling into neighboring countries.

Guests:

Anja Manuel, lecturer at the International Policy Studies Program at Stanford University, partner at RiceHadley Gates LLC, a strategic consulting firm, and former official in the U.S. State Department

Fred Lawson, professor of government, head of the Government Department at Mills College and author of "Global Security Watch: Syria"

Feras Alhlou, president, Northern California Chapter of the Syrian-American Council

Bridget Kendall, diplomatic correspondent, BBC

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