Jon Snow
Syria puts al-Qaeda and west on same side
Jon Snow blogs on the situation in Syria and why it seems to be putting al-Qaeda and the West on the same side.
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‘It’s a massacre and the world sits by and watches’
After his escape from the besieged city of Homs, photographer Paul Conroy tells Channel 4 News: “It’s systematic slaughter, not a war.”
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Syrian rebel forces withdraw from Baba Amr
Syrian rebel forces “strategically withdraw” from their stronghold of Homs, reportedly leaving the area and its 4,000 civilians in control of government forces.
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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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Syria votes on constitution as killings continue
The bloody fighting in Homs shows no sign of stopping as the rest of Syria votes on whether to keep President Assad in power until 2028.
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Inside ‘free’ Syria
Foreign Correspondent Jonathan Rugman travels to rural northern Syria where local villagers have joined the revolt against the Assad regime. His report contains eyewitness accounts of brutality.
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Israel blames Iran for attack on embassy in Delhi
After bombers attacked staff at Israeli embassies in India and Georgia, injuring four people, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of being involved.
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Protests for Syria as bloodshed continues
As the death toll mounts in Syria’s bloody uprising, thousands of people are staging a mass rally in London to show their solidarity with protesters across the Middle East.
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UN resolution failure ‘disastrous’ for Syria
UN chief Ban Ki-moon says failure to agree a resolution on Syria is “disastrous” for the country as it has encouraged President Assad’s government to step up attacks on civilians.
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Continued shelling of Homs kills up to 50 people
Militiamen loyal to President Assad accused of storming the homes of three unarmed families, as continued shelling of Homs kills up to 50 people.
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Russian envoy holds talks as Homs blasted
Russia’s foreign minister holds talks with President Assad in Syria, during an extended attack on Homs that has so far killed hundreds of civilians.
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Syria: who are the Assads?
With worsening violence taking place in Syria and options running out for both the regime and the west, Channel 4 News profiles Syria’s President Assad and his British-born wife.
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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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Syrian forces ‘kill hundreds in Homs’
Activists say more than 200 people are dead after shelling by Syrian forces in Homs. One eye-witness in the city tells Channel 4 News the “massacre” started after a group of al-Assad troops defected.
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United Nations fiddles while Syria burns
Defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones argues that Russia’s refusal to recognise the inevitable in Syria is condemning the country to an agonising death.
