Jon Snow
New hope around Iran and a conversation with Tehran
The election of Iran’s President Rouhani, combined with escalating diplomacy surrounding Syria, means back channels have been reopened between Washington and Iran.
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Syria chemical attack: the evidence
President Assad’s government has been accused of launching a chemical weapons attack on the Syrian town of Douma. But Russia claims the attack was faked by Britain and anti-Assad rebels. FactCheck examines the evidence.
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Over 40 killed in suspected poison gas attack in Douma, Syria activists say
Syrian activists say at least 40 people have been killed in a poison gas attack on Douma – the last rebel-held town in Eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of Damascus… rescue teams described finding families suffocated in their homes. Relief workers in the town said hundreds more people had been brought into clinics, with symptoms…
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Long read: Does the UK’s case against Russia stack up?
When a former Russian spy and his daughter were found slumped on a park bench in Salisbury, it wasn’t long before investigators started looking at the Kremlin with suspicion. But how strong is the UK’s evidence against Russia? And what do the experts think?
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Surviving a chemical attack
Kassem Eid, the survivor of a Syrian Government sarin gas attack in Damascus in 2013.
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Jon Snow
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Gary Gibbon
Parliament likely to back limited military strikes on Syria
The recall of the House of Commons to debate Syria on Thursday suggests that US-led military action is scheduled to happen before the beginning of next week.
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Jonathan Miller
Growing fears of chemical Armageddon in Syria
Will Syria’s huge chemical weapons stockpile be used by the regime against its own people? Will it be transferred to Lebanon for use against Israel? Or could it fall into the hands of jihadists?
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Matt Frei
Can new US-Russian entente affect Syria policy?
The fallout from the Boston Marathon bombing has been a new line of communication between Russia and the USA. But can it help bring a diplomatic push to end the Syria crisis?
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Alex Thomson
Syria and chemical weapons: 12 key questions
Amid talk of war crimes and red lines, there are some important questions which we should bear in mind.
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Alex Thomson
Searching for truth in the debris
All sides tell lies in war, but this latest claim by the Syrian government, of a chemical attack near Aleppo, is one that the UN is taking seriously.
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Alex Thomson
Syria, a weapon of mass deception?
As things grow ever tetchier around Damascus, we need to remind ourselves in the UK that we won’t get fooled again over chemical weapons claims.
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Chemical threat hanging over Syria's civil war
The battle for Damascus may have begun, but Syria has the biggest arsenal of chemical weapons in the Middle East – and what is to stop them being used if they fall into the wrong hands?