Bashar al-Assad
At the world's highest diplomatic levels.
'We should try to stop this war'.
Critics claim the academics are ignoring the crimes of Assad's regime; they say they are "truth-seeking".
Solidarity should be with Assad's people and not the state institutions of Syria itself
It seems unlikely that such limited military interventions will either turn the tide in the Syrian civil war
'Whose side is he on? Theirs or ours?'
Theresa May set for Commons showdown with MPs.
'The time for talk ended last night.'
How we got here and what could happen next.
Labour leader warns against Western military strikes.