Britain's charming arms deals
It was fine shipping potentially repressive equipment so long as the population was quiescent. Suddenly it wasn’t.
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After weeks of protests and hundreds of deaths, who is in control of Syria? A UK-Arab journalist who’s spent time in Damascus writes for Channel 4 News on the real power brokers of a regime in crisis.
A 16-year-old boy tells reporter Ruth Sherlock how Gaddafi loyalists forced him and other youths to fight the rebels on the front line of Misrata’s bitter siege.
Syrian forces have fired shots at protesters gathered in Homs, according to reports. And in Damascus, a blogger tells Channel 4 News that medical students have been beaten up by Government troops.
Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Miller describes the journey across the border from Tunisia to Libya and the dramas along the way.
Two men die and 15 are injured as protests flare up in Tahrir Square amid calls for the army to pass its leadership to the civilian population. Channel 4 News hears powerful allegations of army abuse.
Thefts of military hardware, including supplies for frontline troops, could get worse if drastic cuts in the budget for the military police go ahead, the Defence Police Federation has warned.
A former pupil of a Rio de Janeiro school has killed at least 12 people and injured 22 before turning the gun on himself when police attempted to capture him.
It was fine shipping potentially repressive equipment so long as the population was quiescent. Suddenly it wasn’t.
UN and French attack helicopters fire on Gbagbo’s forces as the battle for Abidjan intensifies, whilst Channel 4 News learns of reports of mass killings “across the country”.
A United Nations commander tells Channel 4 News “the war is over” after a fierce assault on Abidjan, as Laurent Gbagbo appears to be close to surrender and seeking UN protection.
As many as 14 anti-Gaddafi fighters may have died in a coalition air strike on the outskirts of Brega, in eastern Libya. Meanwhile, fighting rages in the rebel stronghold of Misrata.
Up to 20 UN staff are killed in Afghanistan, after protests over the burning of a Koran in the US turned violent. The pastor who organised the burning tells Channel 4 News he’s not responsible.
A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left a five-year old girl and a shopkeeper in critical condition in South London
Libyan rebels say they are preparing for a fresh push west after being forced to retreat by Gaddafi forces.
A five-year-old girl became the youngest victim of gun crime in London when she was shot and injured in the south of the capital on Tuesday night, Channel 4 News understands.