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Disregard talk of a ‘blitz’ on Syria
There will be no blitz – the west wants to bomb the Syrian government into never using these weapons on its people again. And any strikes will be all about high-explosive punishment.
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British Somalis have been under pressure for years. Whenever an Islamist-related attack takes place anywhere they feel vulnerable. The Kenyan siege will add to their fear.
Kenya’s President Kenyatta says the military operation at the Nairobi shopping mall has ended in defeat for al-Shabaab. But the jihadist group, which killed 67 in the four-day siege, claims victory.
The attack in Nairobi is a psychological blow to Kenyans. Striking at the heart of the capital city is designed to have the maximum effect on the locals.
Kenyan security forces say that three militants are dead after officers storm Nairobi’s besieged Westgate mall in an attempt to rescue hostages. Six Britons are among the dead.
Al-Shabaab, the militant group which has claimed responsibility for the Nairobi shopping mall attack, tells Channel 4 News “if Kenyans don’t leave our land, we will wage a real war.”
Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the Nairobi shopping centre attack that has left at least 30 people dead. UK Foreign Secretary William Hague calls the incident “callous, cowardly and brutal.”
Al-Shabaab bombers targeted busy restaurant next to city’s parliament in “brutal” double blast.
Opposition activists claim a former Syrian defence minister has fled to Turkey and could become a “top source of information” on the Assad regime.
The UK will have to make a “judgment call” over military intervention in Syria, David Cameron says as he goes head-to-head with Ed Miliband in the House of Commons.
There will be no blitz – the west wants to bomb the Syrian government into never using these weapons on its people again. And any strikes will be all about high-explosive punishment.
Parliament is due to meet on Thursday to debate military action against Syria. But how can the government make intervention legally sound?
Pressure is mounting on the US to act if the UN finds that the “red line” of chemical weapons has been crossed – and President Obama does not want Syria to become his Rwanda.
British humanitarian aid worth £480,000 has been captured by al-Qaeda linked militants, al-Shabaab, in southern Somalia.
Crossing the line between the government-held west and the rebel-held east can prove fatal. But the people of Aleppo need to cross for basic food supplies – and they are refusing to be divided.
Alex Thomson outlines the three strands of the Taliban and asks who have we really been fighting and who are we going to talk to?