Our reporters meet with Syrian defectors who have rallied the dissident Free Syrian Army. Also, after Barack Obama's announcement that the US will soon end its war in Iraq, Moqtada al Sadr's militiamen say they will make sure every last soldier leaves by the end of the year. Finally, following the death of Saudi Crown Prince Sultan, we look at the intricate workings of the kingdom's succession system.
Infamous Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, blamed for a string of bloody uprisings against American forces in 2007, returned to Iraq Wednesday after warming relations between his faction and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
In southern Iraq, government security forces appear to have finally regained control of the area from the Mahdi army. Residents are pleased but know that violence could return at any time.