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    What will Russia do next? Jump to media player The BBC's Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg gives the view from the Russian capital.
    • 12 Apr
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  • Philip Gordon, Middle East adviser to President Obama 2013-15
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    Syria 'most dangerous situation' for Trump Jump to media player Obama's former Middle East adviser warns a US attack on Syria could spark an escalating crisis.
    • 12 Apr
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    Shooting down US missiles is 'war' Jump to media player Retired Gen Sir Richard Barrons hits back at Russian target threat.
    • 11 Apr
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  • Theresa May (L), Donald Trump (C) and Nikki Haley (R)
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    What are Trump's options in Syria? Jump to media player The US president has said "nothing's off the table" - so what options are on the table?
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  • Children being treated after a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria's Eastern Ghouta
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    Syria children treated after chemical attack Jump to media player Children were among those hit by the suspected chemical attack in Douma, the Eastern Ghouta.
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    Syria 'chemical' attack is barbaric - PM Jump to media player The prime minister says suspected use of chemical weapons shows "a brazen disregard" for Syrian people.
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    Trump: 'Major decision' on Syria in 48 hours Jump to media player The US president called the chemical attack "barbaric" and said no response was "off the table".
    • 09 Apr
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    Corbyn: MPs must get say on Syria action Jump to media player Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says MPs must get a say on any military action in Syria.
    • 11 Apr
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  • Russian drone footage of missile strike on Hayat Tahrir al-Sham position in northern Syria
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    Russian missile 'hits Syria jihadists' Jump to media player Russia says an air strike has critically injured the leader of an al-Qaeda-linked jihadist alliance.
    • 04 Oct 17
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  • A Syrian army tank fires on Islamic State group militants in Deir al-Zour in late 2017
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    US claims self-defence in eastern Syria Jump to media player Syria accuses the US of carrying out a "massacre" after strikes in Deir al-Zour province
    • 08 Feb
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    North Korea 'will refrain from missile tests' Jump to media player South Korean national security adviser Chung Eui-yong says President Trump will meet Kim Jong-un by May.
    • 09 Mar
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    Are we heading for a third world war? Jump to media player We ask foreign policy experts around the world whether we are heading for a third world war.
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Syria 'chemical attack': The view from Moscow

Concerns are growing in Russia over potential US missile strikes on Syria, the BBC's Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg explains.

  • 12 Apr 2018
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