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video 10 September 2012 World, Syria
Video exclusive: Inside Syria's rebel Farouk brigade

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In an exclusive look inside Syria's rebel military operations, French photo-journalist Mani joins the frontline with the elite Farouk brigade as they try to break President Assad's stranglehold.

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article 14 June 2013 World, Syria
Ibrahim al-Mazwagi grew up in a middle-class family in London. But the 21-year-old jihadi left behind his home comforts to fight and die in Syria, writes Inigo Gilmore.
by Inigo Gilmore Up close and personal with a British jihadi in Syria

Ibrahim al-Mazwagi grew up in a middle-class family in London. But the 21-year-old jihadi left behind his home comforts to fight and die in Syria, writes Inigo Gilmore.

video 05 June 2013 UK

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William Hague: 'Syria looking for a miliary solution'

Foreign Secretary William Hague says it is not an option for Britain and France to 'go it alone' in the Syria crisis, as the US is a key ally.

article 02 June 2013 World, France
Syrian conflict ongoing after two years (picture: Reuters)
Syria civil war: fighters killed in Lebanon border clash

Several fighters die in an overnight clash between Hezbollah fighters and Syrian rebel forces in Lebanon's eastern border region with Syria.

article 31 May 2013 World, Syria
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Briton killed in Syria 'taking photos of military positions'

Syrian state TV has named a British man who it says was killed fighting alongside rebel forces in the north western province of Id-Lib.

article 14 May 2013 World, Syria
The Syrian rebel apparently pictured
by Mani When I met the Syrian rebel who 'ate soldier's heart' - Mani

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".

article 06 May 2013 World, Syria
Syria's battle for chemical weapons has moved to a new level - with the UN saying there is evidence of rebel use, and the battle for a major defence facility still raging (pictures: Reuters/Google)
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.

article 05 May 2013 World, Israel
Footage purporting to show the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes on Syria
Israel 'hits Syria again'

Explosions shake Damascus as Israel reportedly carries out its second air strike on Syria in three days.

article 04 May 2013 World, Israel
Israeli F-16 jet (Reuters)
Israel hits Hezbollah arms shipment in Syria

Israel has carried out another airstrike against neighbouring Syria, targeting a shipment of missiles bound for Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.

article 30 March 2013 World, Syria
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Paraic O'Brien by Paraic O'Brien Brown Moses: the British blogger tracking Syrian arms

A British blogger has been monitoring weapons used in the Syrian conflict, providing important analysis of the conflict for human rights groups - while working from his Leicester home.