NBC NIGHTLY NEWS EXCLUSIVE: SYRIAN PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD SITS DOWN WITH BILL NEELY FOR WIDE-RANGING, CANDID INTERVIEW

Preview to Air Tonight on “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt”

JULY 13, 2016—Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad spoke exclusively with NBC News Chief Global Correspondent Bill Neely in Damascus today for a wide-ranging and candid interview on ISIS, the U.S. Presidential election and the ongoing conflict in Syria.

A preview of the interview will air tonight on “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt,” with much more airing tomorrow across the platforms of NBC News and MSNBC, including TODAY, “NBC Nightly News” and NBCNews.com.