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HARDtalk: Najib Ghadbian - UN Representative, Syria Coalition

UN and US Special Representative for the Syrian Coalition, Najib Ghadbian

20/08/2013

Najib Ghadbian - UN Representative, Syria Coalition

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Najib Ghadbian - UN Representative, Syria Coalition

With thousands of foreigners having joined fighting in Syria, how can the crisis be ended?

Najib Ghadbian is the UN and US representative in the Syrian coalition. What should be done to end the crisis in Syria, where thousands of foreigners have joined the fighting?

A senior US intelligence official has warned that Syria has become the 'predominant jihadist battlefield in the world.' As many as 10,000 foreigners could now be fighting there and the US fears they could return as part of a global jihadist movement that threatens Europe and the United States. There appears to be stalemate on the ground: the United Nations says Syria is 'in freefall'. Sarah Montague speaks to Najib Ghadbian, the UN and US representative of the opposition Syrian coalition. What should he and others do to end the crisis?

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