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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”.
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Do Americans want the US to attack Syria?
Many Americans have made it clear they do not want to get dragged into military action over Syria. Channel 4 News has been to Los Angeles to talk to people on both sides of the debate.
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Trapped in Syria’s civil war with no escape
A British woman whose Syrian husband is desperate to join her in the UK says new family migration rules are keeping them apart and putting his life at risk.
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Message to US: don’t try to bomb Islamic groups
Bombing both the Assad regime and the rebels will neither help the Syrian people nor end the “war on terror” – so says Bilal Abdul Kareem, who has filmed alongside Islamic fighters in Syria.
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Defence secretary on Syria vote: ‘I’m disappointed’
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond tells Cathy Newman why he’s “disappointed” and “slightly apprehensive” after the government’s defeat in parliament, and how he feels about France’s ties with the US.
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Let’s wait for UN report, says UN Syria envoy
UN special envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, talking to Channel 4 News about the possibility of a US strike, says it will be “regrettable” if more bombs are dropped on the Syrian people.
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Cameron loses Syria vote, no UK military intervention
The government’s motion to support military intervention in Syria is defeated by 285 to 272 votes – a seismic moment for David Cameron’s leadership and Britain’s role in the world.
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Obama under pressure for debate in Congress
President Obama is coming under increasing pressure to recall Congress to debate military action. Americans are following the discussion in parliament here, Jonathan Miller reports from Washington.
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Chemical weapons: what evidence is there in Syria?
Our Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Rugman looks at what evidence is available in Syria – his report contains some distressing images.
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‘Everyone knows chemical weapons were used in Syria’
Khaled Saleh of the opposition Syrian National Coalition, tells Channel 4 News that he believes that chemical weapons were used by the Syrian regime.
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Syria ‘gas attack’: girl in coma reunited with grandmother
A young girl in a coma, believed to be a victim of an alleged gas attack in Syria, is reunited with her grandmother. Channel 4 News reporter Inigo Gilmore has the full story.
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New Syria ‘gas attack footage shows girl in coma’
Unverified footage emerges of a young girl in a coma believed to be a victim of an alleged gas attack in Syria. Channel 4 News reporter Inigo Gilmore has the full story.
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US diplomat: ‘We can’t meet violence with violence’
Cynthia P Schneider, a former US diplomat speaks to Jackie Long about the problems in Syria and what the US can do next.
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US calls on UN to investigate Syria attack
Marie Harf, Deputy Spokesperson for the US State Department tells Channel 4 News that the US believes there was a “chemical weapons attack in Syria”. “We want a full U.N. investigation,” she adds.
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Battle for Syria – are the rebels gaining ground? Video
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad appears on television as the authorities deny claims his convoy was hit by a rebel attack. But are the opposition forces gaining ground?