‘UN moment’ on Syria
Ed Miliband’s call late last night for “some kind of UN moment” before any attack on Syria may be pushing at a door the PM has already realised he has to open.
Ed Miliband’s call late last night for “some kind of UN moment” before any attack on Syria may be pushing at a door the PM has already realised he has to open.
There will be no blitz – the west wants to bomb the Syrian government into never using these weapons on its people again. And any strikes will be all about high-explosive punishment.
“It is time the UN Security Council shouldered its responsibilities” says British Foreign Secretary William Hague ahead of meeting of permanent members to discuss Syria.
Our Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Rugman looks at what evidence is available in Syria – his report contains some distressing images.
The UK has drafted a resolution and is seeking the backing of the UN Security Council for “all necessary measures to protect civilians” in Syria, said David Cameron.
Political cogs are set in motion to prepare governments for possible military action in Syria, ahead of what is set to be a confrontational UN Security Council meeting.
Pro-Assad hackers take the New York Times offline and disrupt Twitter. Experts say they could have carried out one of the biggest cyberattacks ever seen.
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.
David Cameron recalls parliament to debate the UK’s response to the situation in Syria and the army draws up contingency plans, in the wake of last week’s alleged chemical weapons attack in Damascus.
Parliament is due to meet on Thursday to debate military action against Syria. But how can the government make intervention legally sound?
Pressure is mounting on the US to act if the UN finds that the “red line” of chemical weapons has been crossed – and President Obama does not want Syria to become his Rwanda.
UN inspectors prepare to visit the site of last week’s suspected chemical weapon attack outside Damascus, as President Bashar al-Assad warns that any US intervention will fail.
Britain and the US have been moved to strong words against last week’s suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria, but what should be their objectives if pushed into military action?
As UN experts inspect the site of suspected chemical weapons attacks in Syria, the international community talks tough about the possibility of military intervention over the “outrage”.
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.