An act of war from Israel – but why now?
People I’ve spoken to in the Syrian capital are calling today’s blasts by far the biggest they’ve seen in more than two years of war.
Foreign Secretary William Hague warns that extremism in Syria could flourish if the European Union refuses to ease an arms embargo preventing the supply of weapons to rebels opposed to Bashar Assad.
Foreign Secretary William Hague says Syrians cannot continue to have “every weapon ever devised” dropped on them while most of the world denies them the ability to defend themselves.
Syrian government forces launch a fierce campaign to recapture more rebel territory in the strategic town of Qusair, near the Lebanese border.
As peace talks between government and rebel forces grow closer the Syrian people are “building great hopes on the conference”, according to mediator Lakhdar Brahimi.
With diplomatic moves to end Syria’s conflict locked in paralysis, there is a very real danger the country’s huge chemical weapons stockpile could either be used or fall into the hands of jihadists.
The Syrian rebel apparently pictured “eating a soldier’s heart” was captured in a Channel 4 News report last year. Filmmaker Mani recalls Abu Sakkar joking that he would “cut his throat”.
At least 40 people are dead and another 100 injured after explosions in a border town in southern Turkey, says the interior minister.
Concerns are raised that the stage is being set for foreign military intervention in Syria following a second Israeli airstrike in Syria in two days.
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.
People I’ve spoken to in the Syrian capital are calling today’s blasts by far the biggest they’ve seen in more than two years of war.
Explosions shake Damascus as Israel reportedly carries out its second air strike on Syria in three days.
Israel has carried out another airstrike against neighbouring Syria, targeting a shipment of missiles bound for Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.
The Syrian Prime Minister, Wael al-Halki, has survived a bomb attack targeting his convoy in central Damascus today, according to local media reports.
Amid talk of war crimes and red lines, there are some important questions which we should bear in mind.
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.