-United Nations observers have left Syria, saying they could not operate without cooperation from the government.
-Could al-Qaida affiliates be mixed into the Free Syrian Army? VOA’s Cecily Hilleary talks to Elizabeth O’Bagy of the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War and Seth Jones of the RAND Corporation for two different views.
-VOA’s Scott Bobb visits Kurds in Afrin, Northern Syria, and discusses Kurdish sovereignty.
-Yemen buries the victims of Saturday’s attack on security forces by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants.
David Byrd
David Byrd is a journalist, writer, video editor and photographer. He is also the host of VOA's American Cafe, a weekly show covering life and culture in the United States.
