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David Cameron backed down and agreed to delay a military attack on Syria following a growing revolt over the UK's rushed response to the crisis on Wednesday night.

Syria's ambassador to the United Nations has accused Britain of conspiring with rebel forces to carry out the chemical attack that killed hundreds of Syrian civilians last week.

The Russians will expect the impact of a short air strike to be as superficial as it always has been in the past, says Tony Brenton

Britain and America show contempt for the lessons of the past in pressing for action, argues Peter Oborne

Telegraph View: The fact that so few people support a strike against Syria owes much to the deep scepticism that the Iraq war engendered

Ed Miliband forced David Cameron to abandon his timetable for military action against Syria tonight after threatening to vote against the plan in the Commons, Labour sources said.

Emotional footage of a father being reunited with the son he thought was dead has been viewed over 1.3 million times on YouTube.

Britain launches bid for UN resolution on Syria as military prepares for strike against Assad regime - follow latest updates.

As President Barack Obama tries to rally world leaders to support military intervention in Syria he is also trying to convince another constituency closer to home: Congress.

Foreign Secretary William Hague says the National Security Council decided unanimously that the use of chemical weapons in Syria was "unacceptable". He added that it was time the UN Security Council shouldered its responsibility on Syria which it had so far failed to do.

For two years, the West has been speaking loudly and carrying a small stick. Our objectives in Syria are clear. Now we must show political will.

Ed Miliband has called on David Cameron to publish the Attorney General’s legal advice on a possible intervention in Syria.

Lord West, a former First Sea Lord and Security Minister, has advised against carrying out military action against Syria without UN backing.

I'm not yet sure how I will vote tomorrow. That is allowed, isn't it?

Jihadi groups in Syria fear they may be targeted by American air strikes and are considering changing locations to avoid attacks, according to messages posted on extremist websites.

The surging price of oil amid investor jitters about a Western military strike on the Syrian regime spurred demand for London-listed oil companies as traders speculated tensions could send the price of the commodity even higher.

Shadow health minister Diane Abbott says the UK and the US should wait for UN backing before taking any military action against Syria.

David Cameron is to seek United Nations backing for military action against Syria in response to last week's suspected chemical gas attack.

The New York Times and Twitter have come under attack from an internet hacker group calling itself the “Syrian Electronic Army”.