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Is the battle for Syria entering its final phase?
President Assad is bombing his own people daily, yet the rebels are gaining ground. With another key official defecting to the west, how long can the regime hold on?
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The Foreign Secretary William Hague, says he’s seen evidence that Syria’s President Assad is preparing to use chemical weapons against rebels. Alex Thomson reports.
Vogue denies it. Ms Wintour offers up only her frozen ‘Blue Steel’ smile when asked. But the media are abuzz with rumours the daughter of Evening Standard Editor Charles Wintour is to become UK envoy.
The battle for Damascus may have begun, but Syria has the biggest arsenal of chemical weapons in the Middle East – and what is to stop them being used if they fall into the wrong hands?
President Assad is bombing his own people daily, yet the rebels are gaining ground. With another key official defecting to the west, how long can the regime hold on?
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