Rebels 'believe Assad may be ousted in a month'

SBS Dateline Reporter Yaara Bou Melhem has just left Syria and is now on the Turkish border. She says the rebels believe President Bashar al Assad could be forced out within a month.

Syria rebels seize Iraq border — China and Russia have angered the West by blocking UN action against the Syrian regime.

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Published 22 July 2012 4:32pm

Updated 26 August 2013 10:48am

Source: SBS

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SBS Dateline Reporter Yaara Bou Melhem has just left Syria and is now on the Turkish border. She says the rebels believe President Bashar al Assad could be forced out within a month.

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