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International relations unravel beyond Syria
Alex Thomson blogs on the international ramifications of the twists and turns in the Syrian conflict.
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Syrian rebels say they have downed a fighter jet, with pictures emerging showing a man identified as the pilot surrounded by three armed men.
Syrian and Jordanian forces clashed along the border overnight in an incident that highlights international concerns that the civil war in Syria could ignite a wider regional conflict.
As the world’s attention turned towards London for the start of the Olympics, Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson was in Damascus witnessing the carnage of Syria’s civil war.
Alex Thomson blogs on the international ramifications of the twists and turns in the Syrian conflict.
Syria’s Prime Minister Riad Hijab defects to Jordan, according to Jordanian government officials. It’s the highest ranking defection from the Assad regime so far.
As fighting rages in the Syrian city of Aleppo, a photojournalist tells Channel 4 News Britons were among those who kidnapped him and a Dutch reporter.
Syrian forces storm the last rebel stronghold in Damascus in tanks and armoured vehicles and blast artillery at rebels in Aleppo, where the UN say the army was preparing a massive assault.
Kofi Annan quits as international mediator on Syria amid failure to halt the violence ravaging the country since the start of the uprising to oust President Assad 17 months ago.
New video emerges apparently showing Syrian rebels executing unarmed government forces, while Bashar al-Assad blames foreign enemies for plotting to undermine the country’s stability.
One of the few journalists reporting from Aleppo on the battle for Syria’s second city gives a vivid eyewitness account of the fighting and denies government claims that it has control of Salaheddine.
The police state is alive and well. Most people appear either to support the regime still or they are hedging their bets and don’t want to confront men with AK47s as yet.
With Syrian forces pounding rebel-held areas of Aleppo with helicopter gunships on Friday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he fears another massacre on the scale of Srebrenica.
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Foreign Secretary William Hague meet in London for talks aimed at ending Syria’s civil war.
Alex Thomson blogs on the battle to win the propaganda war in Syria – and what is motivating foreign interference.
As the regime seeks to regain control of Aleppo, Syria’s commercial hub, fighting also flares again in the capital Damascus where another massacre is alleged to have taken place.