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Arming Syria: when two sides go to war
America has been split over what to do about Syria. Arm the rebels – or do nothing? President Obama wants to pull troops out – not put more in. But it could all become a nightmare.
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America has been split over what to do about Syria. Arm the rebels – or do nothing? President Obama wants to pull troops out – not put more in. But it could all become a nightmare.
With diplomatic moves to end Syria’s conflict locked in paralysis, there is a very real danger the country’s huge chemical weapons stockpile could either be used or fall into the hands of jihadists.
Will Syria’s huge chemical weapons stockpile be used by the regime against its own people? Will it be transferred to Lebanon for use against Israel? Or could it fall into the hands of jihadists?
Israel has carried out another airstrike against neighbouring Syria, targeting a shipment of missiles bound for Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.
The fallout from the Boston Marathon bombing has been a new line of communication between Russia and the USA. But can it help bring a diplomatic push to end the Syria crisis?
Amid talk of war crimes and red lines, there are some important questions which we should bear in mind.
Lakshmi Mittal, who for eight years has topped the Sunday Times Rich List, loses his place to Alisher Usmanov – as Russians top three of the top five places.
Former senior members of the US military and political establishment accuse the country’s most senior officials of contributing to the spread of torture.
No mass parades and no missile launches, just muted celebrations in North Korea to mark its founder’s birth. The United States is urging the regime: stop the threats and enter talks.
Anti-war protesters have targeted drone manufacturers General Atomics in a hoax involving a fake website and a phoney spokesman, Channel 4 News can reveal.
Panic over? Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta tells Channel 4 News the UK is not a “preferred destination” for Romanian emigrants as a report suggests fears of an UK immigration boom are misplaced.
Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson chances upon a factory manager battling to keep a sense of normality in war torn Syria.
Jihadists are increasingly prominent in the fight against the Syrian government, which has so far claimed over 70,000 lives. Channel 4 News maps the gains made by the most powerful groups.
Former Foreign Secretary David Miliband tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy that the west’s failure to intervene in Syria means the Assad government could go on killing people for another two or three years.
Human rights were not on the agenda during Prince Charles’s visit to Saudi Arabia – a country with the highest per capita execution rate in the world.