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Opposing Syria's President Assad

For Assignment Tim Whewell goes undercover in Damascus entering the dangerous world of the Syrian opposition to find out how strong they are – and what they really want.

For more than ten months Syria has been rocked by protests.

The people on the streets want an end to the rule of President Assad.

But how well organised are they?

For Assignment Tim Whewell goes undercover in Damascus entering the dangerous world of the Syrian opposition to find out how strong they are - and what they really want.

Producer: Daniel Tetlow

(Picture: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Credit: AFP)

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25 minutes

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Sun 5 Feb 201204:05GMT

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  • Thu 2 Feb 201209:05GMT
  • Thu 2 Feb 201212:05GMT
  • Thu 2 Feb 201216:05GMT
  • Thu 2 Feb 201220:05GMT
  • Fri 3 Feb 201202:05GMT
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