Lindsey Hilsum
Syrian refugees admiring and baffled after UK’s ‘no war’ vote
Among Syrian refugees in Lebanon, there is admiration for the independence of British MPs – but also confusion over the west’s reluctance to act.
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Assad: military strike on Syria would cause regional war
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warns the US and France that military action against his regime would lead to war in the “powder keg” Middle East.
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No plans for second Syria vote, says Clegg
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says the government will not go back to the Commons to force a second vote on Syria because MPs cannot defy the will of the British people.
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Kerry: we have evidence of sarin
The US secretary of state says hair and blood samples prove that the Assad regime used deadly nerve gas in an attack on rebel positions.
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UN investigators leave as Syrians prepare for US strike
The UN team investigating allegations of chemical weapons attacks on rebels leaves Syria as the US says it is considering military action.
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Anti-war protesters celebrate Syria ‘victory’
Several thousand protesters rally in Trafalgar Square to voice their opposition to military strikes against the Syrian government.
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Syria: what does the public think?
He has suffered a momentous Commons defeat, but David Cameron’s decision to rule out British military action in Syria puts him at one with public opinion.
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Putin: US claims over Syria chemical attack ‘utter nonsense’
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismisses US claims that Syria’s regime used chemical weapons, describing them as “utter nonsense”.
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Obama: Congress must approve Syria strike
The US president will wait for Congress to debate and vote on the issue before launching military action against the Assad regime.
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Lindsey Hilsum
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Inside Syria: Channel 4 News reports from a bloody civil war
Explore the map and click to watch key Channel 4 News reports from Syria’s war.
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Barack Obama: US considering ‘limited’ action in Syria
US President Barack Obama says his country is considering “narrow action” in Syria, as Secretary of State John Kerry outlines the case for US military intervention.
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Syria timeline: how Britain opted out of military action
With David Cameron suffering a humiliating defeat in the Commons after the vote against military intervention in Syria, Channel 4 News looks back at an extraordinary week in politics.
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Behind the politics, the cost of Syria’s civil war
International politics and diplomacy have masked the reality of torture, sexual violence and death for people living amid the carnage of Syria’s civil war.
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Syria vote: has the UK’s global role been ‘diminished’?
David Cameron says the UK is still “deeply engaged in the world”, but questions are being raised over the international impact of his defeat in the Commons over Syria.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Syria intervention cannot be compared to Iraq
British MPs may think they’re debating Syria, but their frame of reference is Iraq. Of course we should learn from past mistakes but the two situations are different, the proposed intervention is different and the aim is different.
