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Major powers agree Syria draft resolution
Ending weeks of diplomatic deadlock, the United States and Russia agree on a UN Security Council draft resolution designed to rid Syria of its chemical weapons.
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Assad: anybody can make sarin – but Syria will dispose arms
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he is committed to destroying his country’s chemical weapons but it will take about a year to do so.
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How Putin’s Russia props up Assad’s military
Russia has been Syria’s main supplier of military hardware for the last 60 years – which means that if the US attacks Syria, it will face Russian missiles and fighter aircraft.
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Friend or foe? Syria, the west and Middle East relations
As Barack Obama says he is “confident” congress will vote in favour of military action in Syria, Channel 4 News explores the relationships between Syria, her Middle Eastern neighbours, and the west.
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Inside Syria: Channel 4 News reports from a bloody civil war
Explore the map and click to watch key Channel 4 News reports from Syria’s war.
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In the shadow of chemical weapons: Syrian attack claims
The suspected use of chemical weapons in Damascus may be an international turning point but, as Channel 4 News examines, it is not the first time such attacks have been alleged in Syria’s civil war.
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Syria chemical attack: the video evidence
Hours of shocking footage purporting to show the after-effects of a Syrian government chemical strike on rebel-held areas near Damascus have been posted online.
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Syria interactive: Damascus – chemical weapons capital
Damascus is the chemical weapons capital of Syria, with vast and often secret research, production and storage facilities littered across the city. Click around this interactive guide.
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Syria interactive: the rebels, their weapons and funds
Channel 4 News takes an interactive look at the rebel groups battling for Syria in 2013.
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Syria: the rebels battling for Assad’s chemical weapons
A UN investigator says there is evidence rebel groups may have used chemical weapons, as the battle for the Middle East’s largest chemical weapons facility continues to rage.
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Syria chemical weapons: where have they been used?
David Cameron has said ‘growing evidence’ suggests chemical weapons have been used in Syria, but rebels have been saying this for a year. Channel 4 News looks at the evidence online.
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Syria’s Descent: what weapons do the rebels have?
Syrian rebels have amassed large arsenals of weapons – through smuggling and raids on government facilities. Channel 4 News reveals some of the weapons being used against Bashar al-Assad’s government.
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The jihadist groups ‘running the show’ in 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.
