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Baghdamascus: Iraq’s long shadow
There’s a new town in town. Not on any map, but deep in the public psyche of the UK, US and France. It’s Baghdamascus.
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Russia calls on Syria to place its chemical weapons under international control and have them destroyed to prevent a military attack by the US, in a move welcomed by Damascus.
The world’s richest nations are divided over military action in Syria, with US President Obama and Russia’s Vladimir Putin in disagreement over whether the Assad regime has used chemical weapons.
There’s a new town in town. Not on any map, but deep in the public psyche of the UK, US and France. It’s Baghdamascus.
Barack Obama’s struggles to get support for military intervention in Syria have not gone unnoticed by Bashar al-Assad’s soldiers – who have been circulating cartoons mocking the US president.
Western public opinion has turned against military intervention, but those who deplore the use of chemical weapons have yet to come up with a viable alternative response.
Almost 100,000 people have died as a result of Syria’s two year conflict. Why did it take the suspicion of chemical gas for the west to consider intervention? Channel 4 News reports.
Democracy means the UK will not be entering the Syrian conflict – does this mean a new way forward for the Uk and its politics?
Among Syrian refugees in Lebanon, there is admiration for the independence of British MPs – but also confusion over the west’s reluctance to act.
International politics and diplomacy have masked the reality of torture, sexual violence and death for people living amid the carnage of Syria’s civil war.
Ed Miliband’s call late last night for “some kind of UN moment” before any attack on Syria may be pushing at a door the PM has already realised he has to open.
David Cameron recalls parliament to debate the UK’s response to the situation in Syria and the army draws up contingency plans, in the wake of last week’s alleged chemical weapons attack in Damascus.
William Hague says the crisis in Egypt is the most important event of the 21st century, as bloodshed on both sides sees police officers and prisoners killed.
Two years on from the Arab Spring, Egypt is teetering on the bring of chaos. Defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones looks at the country’s prospects for peace – or civil war.
Egypt declares a month-long state of emergency as violence continues in parts of Cairo after security forces reportedly seize control of two camps filled with pro-President Mohammed Morsi supporters.
As peace talks are set to continue this week, Israel approves the release of 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of the negotiations.