during the senseless slaughter of syrian civilians. the u.n. estimates about 400,000 syrians have been killed since the war began in 2011. and as of last december nearly 5 million syrians have fled the country only adding to the refugee crisis in the middle east. many in syria have lost hope. translator: i m not scared of the chemical weapon. does it make a difference to die with a bullet or with a chemical weapon. reporter: randy kaye, cnn, new york. our thanks and we ll be right back. hanging out in here. so if you need anything, text me. do you play? use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before.
these problems. reporter: e-mails obtained from cnn from assad s private e-mail accounts, show throughout it all, they continue to live a life in luxury. one day in february 2012, the same way opposition fighters in homs reported 200 killed, mr. assad s wife was e-mailing a friend about shoeing she liked that cost about $7,000 a pair. in another e-mail in which the first lady used the fake name alija, she contacted a london art dealer about art that cost $16,000. all this during the senseless slaughter of syrian civilians. the u.n. estimates about 400,000 syrians have been killed since the war began in 2011. as of last december, nearly 5 million syrians have fled the country. only adding to the refugee crisis in the middle east. many in syria have lost hope. we are not scared.
cost as much as $16,500. all of this during the senseless slaughter of syrians. the u.s. estimates about 400,000 syrians have been killed since the war began in 2011. and since last december nearly 5 million syrians have fled the country, only adding to the refugee crisis in the middle east. many in syria have lost hope. i m not scared of the chemical weapons. does it make a difference to die with a bullet or with a cepical weapon. reporter: randy cay, cnn, new york. the ambassador to syria, he met twice with al assad. he joins us tonight.
all of this during the senseless slaughter of syrian civilians. the u.n. estimates about 400,000 syrians have been killed since the war began in 2011. as of last december, nearly 5 million syrians have fled the country. only adding to the refugee crisis in the middle east. many in syria have lost hope. we are not scared. i m not scared of the chemical weapon. defense to die with a bullet or chemical weapon. robert ford was the last american ambassador to syria. he left in 2012 when the u.s. closed the embassy. in 2014, he resigned when he found himself unable to defend and support the obama administration s policy on syria. you were the last u.s. am ba
pair. the first lady conducted a london art dealer about art that cost as much as $16,500. all of this during the senseless slaughter of syrian civilians. it s estimated about 400,000 civilians have been killed. since last december nearly 5 million syrians have fled the country adding to the refugee crisis in the middle east. many in syria have lost hope. we re not scared. i m not scared of the chemical weapons. is there a difference dying between a bullet or chemical weapons? that s going to wrap up this hour of cnn newsroom. thanks for watching. i m hala gorani. we re live in beirut. i m isa soares live in london. for viewers in the u.s. new