Shocking footage from Syria to make us stop and think
A first glimpse of some powerful footage from Syria should make us stop and think about the complexities of the war there.
The use of chemical weapons in Syria is a “war crime” David Cameron says, but adds it is “unlikely” British troops will be sent into the war-wracked country.
In separate announcements, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the British Foreign Office state there is evidence that Damascus has used chemical weapons.
At least 100 people are reported dead after a major Syrian army offensive in the suburbs south of Damascus, say opposition groups, who are calling the attack a “massacre”.
A first glimpse of some powerful footage from Syria should make us stop and think about the complexities of the war there.
United Nations talks with the Syrian government over an investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons have reached an impasse, UN diplomats say.
The Syrian government has carried out repeated, indiscriminate and sometimes deliberate, air strikes against civilians, a report from Human Rights Watch says.
Reporting on Syria’s civil war is proving a dangerous business, but is the reluctance of media organisations to tell of the true risks actually doing the public a disservice?
Jihadist rebel group in Syria Al-Nusra announces it has joined forces with al-Qaeda’s Iraq branch to form a dominant militant force in the fight against President Bashar Assad’s regime.
A British mother is trapped alongside her children in Syria as her estranged husband won’t give his permission for her to leave the country.
Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson chances upon a factory manager battling to keep a sense of normality in war torn Syria.
Missile and mortar attacks in Aleppo and Syria, fierce clashes and claims of chemical weapon use – a typical week in Syria paints a grim picture of a country at war.
The UN envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, tells Channel 4 News it is “desperately urgent” parties work together to end the war but admits he has not spoken directly to President Assad in three months.
Thousands of Syrians fled to Jordan’s Zataari refugee camp to escape violence at home. But now women and children live in fear of kidnap, rape and sham marriages in the camp meant to keep them safe.
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.
Would the Syrian people’s suffering be helped if the outside world gave military help to the rebels? A panel of experts discuss whether intervention is necessary two years after the conflict began.