Alex Thomson
Untangling Syria’s messy civil war
The Arab League’s fifty or so politicians, human rights workers and observers led by a Sudanese general, certainly have their work cut out, writes Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson.
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Photographer Paul Conroy rescued from Syria
British photographer Paul Conroy is described as being “safe and sound” in Lebanon after being smuggled across the border from the Syrian city of Homs.
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Syria’s ‘sham’ constitution wins approval
Syria’s “sham” constitution wins approval, meaning President Assad could stay in power until 2028. Meanwhile efforts continue to rescue two wounded journalists from Homs, as Jonathan Miller reports.
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Women and children evacuated from Homs
The ICRC says the Red Crescent has begun evacuating women and children from the besieged Syrian city of Homs – and wants all the sick and injured to be allowed to leave “without exceptions”.
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Syria’s citizen journalists: ‘We expect to be killed’
As the death of Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin sparks a new wave of outrage at the bloodshed in Homs, Channel 4 News looks at the unofficial journalists dying to tell their story.
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My friend, Marie Colvin
Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum on the loss of her friend, veteran war reporter, Marie Colvin.
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Tributes pour in for veteran war reporter Marie Colvin
Words of praise flood in from across the world for veteran Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin after she was killed in a shell attack in the Syrian city of Homs.
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2012: The Horror in Homs
As the bombardment in the Syrian city of Homs continues, Channel 4 News broadcasts a special report from a photographer who captures with shocking clarity the intense assault on the city.
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Veteran war reporter Marie Colvin killed in Syria
Award-winning Sunday Times journalist, Marie Colvin, is killed in the Syrian city of Homs. The paper’s owner Rupert Murdoch calls her “one of the most outstanding correspondents of her generation”.
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’21 killed’ as Syrian troops bombard Homs
As Syrian troops bombard buildings and hospitals in Homs, reportedly killing 21, a human rights worker in the city tells Channel 4 News food and vital medicines are not reaching civilians.
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Syrian troops fire on protesters in Damascus
At least one person has died in the Syrian capital Damascus after security forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad fired live rounds at protesters, according to opposition activists.
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Syrian army mounts Homs bombardment
Syrian troops are carrying out a bombardment of Homs, in the west of the country. Channel 4 News speaks to a journalist in Homs who says Syrians are desperate for the UN to enforce a no-fly zone.
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Alex Thomson
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Syrian ‘civil war’ as Arab League observers tour Homs
As Arab League monitors complete the first day of their tour of Homs, a Syria blogger tells Channel 4 News “all sides are trying to make political capital” as civil war unfolds.
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Arab League consider suspending Syria
As Syrian troops continue their bloody crackdown on protesters in Homs, a human rights group tells Channel 4 News that Syria “will be suspended from the Arab League” at talks on Saturday.
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Jon Snow
Cricket amid war crimes unpunished
Amid the sweat, the heat, and the romance of this colonial ground, cricket has ensured that a whole world of sport is absorbed in a game, whilst the fate of up to 40,000 civilians slaughtered on fields on the very same island lie unaddressed and largely unmentioned.
