Battle to pressure Syria moves to UN nuclear watchdog

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters. (Illustration By Amarjit Sidhu)

By JAMES M. DORSEY
AL ARABIYA

President Bashar al-Assad of Syria is getting more and more in debt to his Russian and Chinese counterparts.

For weeks, Russia and China have shielded Mr. Assad against condemnation by the United Nations Security Council for his brutal c…