Alex Thomson
Arab League ‘failure’ in Syria
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson blogs on the Arab League’s mission to Syria.
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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.
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What does the UN’s Syria resolution tell us?
A draft UN resolution on Syria aims to ensure that President Bashar al-Assad relinquishes his grip on power. But what else does the document say? Jonathan Rugman reads between the lines.
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UN moves on Syria as tanks pound Homs
With Russia resisting moves at the UN to force President Assad to stand down, Jonathan Miller describes the emergence in Syria of citizen reporters determined to show the world what is happening.
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Syrian forces ‘kill 50’ in two days
Activists and Arab League observers report an escalation in violence in Syria amid claims that forces loyal to President Assad killing an estimated 50 people over two days.
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What now for Syria?
As the Arab League observers pull out, Channel 4 News Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Miller asks what’s next for Syria, as it appears to slide unstoppably towards civil war.
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Abuse of ordinary Syrians ‘rampant’, says report
As Syria agrees to let foreign observers into its conflict-torn country, a Channel 4 documentary includes allegations of widespread abuse of ordinary people by security forces.
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Russia condemns Syria at UN
Russia takes a stronger tone at the UN by proposing a draft resolution strongly condemning violence by “all sides” in Syria, as major armed clashes continue in the south.
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Syria abuse ‘ordered from the top’
As UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon calls on the world to act on Syria, a report accuses more than 70 army commanders and officials of ordering deadly attacks on unarmed protesters.
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Jon Snow
Iran's looming break with Britain
Jon ponders the future of Britain’s centuries-old relationship with Iran.
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‘Thousands illegally held in Libya,’ says UN chief
Thousands of people are being illegally jailed and abused by Libya’s ex-rebels, a UN report says. Channel 4 News speaks to a Ghanaian woman who has seen friends detained or die trying to flee Libya.
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Hague urges Syrian opposition leaders to unify
Foreign Secretary William Hague meets Syrian opposition leaders in London and tells them to “put aside their differences”.
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Too many actors in the push for Syrian peace
The problem with brokering a resolution to the situation in Syria is that there are just too many regional actors with different agendas.
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Syria – what happens next?
Behind the scenes, the diplomatic momentum on Syria is growing. We are not just talking about the Arab League giving President Assad three days to halt the violence. I understand that senior American diplomats are travelling to Paris today to meet Syrian opposition figures, as well as a conclave of the British, French, Turks, Saudis…
