Lindsey Hilsum
Syria: where will the pieces fall?
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men can’t put Syria together again. So now neighbouring countries are preparing to intervene.
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Lindsey Hilsum
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Lindsey Hilsum
Life under Islamic State: the devotion of some young Syrians
“Were you afraid of Jihadi John?” “No, because I’m a Muslim. He was right to kill those journalists because they were all spies under the cover of journalism.”
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2015: Living under the horrors of barrel bombs in Aleppo
Barrel bombs, indiscriminate weapons responsible for the deaths of 11,000 civilians in the Syrian civil war, are the increasing weapons of choice of the Assad regime.
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Turkish elections: the key questions
Turkey’s AK party has lost its majority at a general election after 13 years in government – a blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was seeking to cement his grip on power.
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Chemistry teacher jailed for six years for terror offences
A Manchester chemistry teacher whose family hid his passport to try and stop him from going to Syria has been jailed for six years for planning to fight with Islamic State.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Ceasefire in Aleppo: best option for civilians but proof of rebel despair?
The Syrian government knows it’s in a strong position. If the rebels don’t agree the ceasefire, they may be crushed. Previous ‘local ceasefires’ have been a euphemism for surrender.
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Syria: ‘hope’ but ‘no illusions’ over Aleppo ceasefire
The Syrian government has said it is willing to suspend its aerial bombardment and artillery shelling of the northern city of Aleppo so a local ceasefire can be tested, a UN mediator says.
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‘There are no barrel bombs’: Assad’s Syria ‘facts’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began his interview with the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen by saying: “We need to talk about facts” – but very little else he said was grounded in reality.
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We were defending British values, say Syria Britons
Exclusive: two British men who have returned from the Syria conflict say they went to the Middle East on a humanitarian mission “against a brutal regime” – and insist they are not terrorists.
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Two Britons jailed over Syria terror offences
Two British men who travelled to Syria to join rebel fighters have been jailed for 12 years and 8 months.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Saudi Arabia’s Prince Turki: time to step up the war in Syria
It’s startling to hear someone advocate all out warfare: no negotiations with Iran, a campaign to defeat Assad by military means, faith in a “moderate” opposition.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Syria: still dreaming of the future after war
The war in Syria has left devastation and despair in its trail. But the students at Aleppo University dare not stop believing a better future is still within their grasp.
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US air strikes in Syria – Q&A
In the early hours of the morning, US air strikes targeted Islamic State and other Islamist groups in Syria for the first time. Channel 4 News asks whether it is legal, and where it might end.
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Syrian government continues ‘horrific chemical attacks’
Syria’s government is continuing to use chemical weapons in its war against rebels and jihadist groups, a new OPCW report finds.
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The ‘immeasurable suffering’ of the Syrian people
Murder, torture and rape – a UN report catalogues the “unimaginable” horrors being heaped upon the people of Syria by the government, rebel groups and the Islamic State.
