Jon Snow
Syria: a powder keg with echoes of Sarajevo 1914
Who could have predicted that the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand would be the spark to ignite world war one? Does Syria carry the same carry potential?
-
Victory for Damascus: Syria hails arms deal
The Syrian government welcomes the agreement to disarm their chemical weapons but the US warns Syria that it will take action if it fails to live up to its promises.
-
Jon Snow
-
Al-Bayda: anatomy of a war crime
At least 169 people, including women and children, were killed in a massacre in the Syrian town of al-Bayda earlier this year. Warning: this exclusive video contains extremely distressing footage.
-
Lindsey Hilsum
Putin’s Russian bear scents US blood
President Vladimir Putin has a number of guises – from ace fisherman to chopper pilot. His moves on Syria this week have only bolstered that fearsome self-image – and his ambitions for Russia.
-
Assad: I will hand over chemical weapons because of Russia
President Assad tells Russian TV that the threat of a US missile strike hasn’t influenced him at all, while the UN says it has received documentation on Syria joining the chemical weapons convention.
-
Lindsey Hilsum
For Russia, injustice and cruelty in Syria is better than instability
One reason why Russia opposes US intervention in Syria is that it could make a bad situation worse. And from a Russian viewpoint, instability is a far greater worry than injustice or cruelty.
-
Russia ‘hands Syria chemical disarmament plan to US’
As negotiations continue over a UN resolution, Russia is reported to have shown the US its plan for placing Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal under international control.
-
Jon Snow
Slender hope in a sea of hatred
We can breathe a sigh of relief that the disastrous Syrian crisis has at least brought two great powers together, who are for now prepared to lay down their mistrust in the interest of finding a diplomatic opening.
-
Obama’s plan ‘working itself out’
Jon Snow asks Karen Finney – a political commentator for MSNBC and Democrat strategist – whether the new route of diplomacy over the threat of miltary action is working for the Syrian crisis.
-
How could Syria’s chemical weapons be destroyed?
Russia says it is working on a “concrete plan” that would see Syria’s chemical weapons dismantled. How might this be achieved and what are the obstacles?
-
Obama ‘agrees to UN talks on Russia’s plan for Syria’
As the US begins talks on Russia’s proposal to place Syria’s chemical weapons under international control, Russia rejects a draft resolution drawn up by France authorising force.
-
Does civil war in Syria mean the end of the world?
Syria’s war is becoming the defining event for a generation of Muslims. But for some it is a sign that the end of the world has begun. Warning: contains scenes that some may find upsetting.
-
Is the religious importance of Syria being ignored? -video
As Syria’s war becomes a focus for religious extremism, Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Douglas Murray, a critic of Islamic fundamentalism, about the beliefs surrounding the country’s significance.
-
Lindsey Hilsum
Assad’s uncle: ‘terrorist’ rebels behind chemical attack
President Bashar al-Assad’s uncle does not know what to say about his nephew these days. On the one hand, they fell out long ago. On the other he describes the rebels as terrorists.
-
Syria: Obama will ‘struggle’ to get Congress support
As American politicians get ready to vote on military action against Syria, Jon Snow talks to Senator Ron Johnson who believes Obama will find it “very difficult to find the support of the House”.
