21WIRE contributor Vanessa Beeley visited Syria recently, as part of the US Peace Council delegation – six intense days in Syria at the end of July 2016. She met with President Bashar Al Assad, the Grand Mufti Hassoun, many opposition leaders and dissidents, parliamentary speakers and members, Syrian NGOs, education ministers, university directors, health sector officials, lawyers, Chamber of Commerce and many more…

Also, below, listen to Vanessa’s recent guest appearance on Episode #146 of The Sunday Wire. She talks about her time in Syria with co-hosts Patrick Henningsen and ACR’s Hesher.