Syria’s cannibal rebel defends himself
Much has been written this past week about a Syrian rebel named Khalid al-Hamad, who goes by the nom de guerre Abu Sakkar, and who gained notoriety after a video emerged of him appearing to eat part of a dead pro-government fighter’s lung.
By Richard Hall | The Foreign Desk | Friday, 17 May 2013 at 12:30 pm
The two sides in Syria’s civil war are talking
A new video uploaded by a group of rebel fighters in Darayya appears to show a dialogue of sorts between the Syrian regime and the opposition.
By Richard Hall | The Foreign Desk | Monday, 15 April 2013 at 12:48 pm
Free Syrian Army launches investigation into arrest of The Yellow Man of Aleppo
The Free Syrian Army has launched an investigation into the arrest of “The Yellow Man of Aleppo” – a local celebrity who was detained by rebels in the city last week.
By Richard Hall | The Foreign Desk | Wednesday, 13 March 2013 at 8:06 pm
Syrians put “non-lethal aid” to use
Days after William Hague announced that Britain would be sending “non-lethal aid” to Syria’s opposition, a video has been uploaded online showing it being put to use.
By Richard Hall | The Foreign Desk | Friday, 8 March 2013 at 12:03 pm
Gustav Klimt’s ‘The Kiss’ reimagined in a warzone
Syrian-born artist Tammam Hazzam superimposed Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss on a devastated, bullet-ridden building somewhere in Syria.
By Richard Hall | The Foreign Desk | Wednesday, 6 February 2013 at 11:25 pm
Two videos, two battles – Egypt’s unfinished revolution
Two disturbing videos have emerged in recent days that highlight two different battles being fought in Egypt’s on-going revolution.
By Richard Hall | The Foreign Desk | Sunday, 3 February 2013 at 4:25 pm
One year on, no justice for Uludere victims
One year ago today, on a bitterly cold winter evening, a Turkish fighter jet attacked a group of its own citizens who were crossing the border from Iraq. A total of 34 civilians were killed, most of them children.
By Richard Hall | The Foreign Desk | Friday, 28 December 2012 at 11:05 am
Syrian rebels claim responsibility for downed jet
A video posted online today by an activist claiming to be from the north-eastern town of Mohassen, in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province, appears to show the downing of a Syrian fighter jet.
By Richard Hall | The Foreign Desk | Monday, 13 August 2012 at 2:57 pm
Counting the dead in Iraq
July was the deadliest month in the Iraq for more than two years. Is this the same country that Barack Obama declared to be a “sovereign, stable and self-reliant”?
By Richard Hall | The Foreign Desk | Thursday, 2 August 2012 at 9:53 pm
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