Martin Chulov

Islamic State’s war waged on human history

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Apr 2015

IS militants have destroyed countless irreplaceable artefacts and heritage sites, leading to comparisons to the atrocities of Mao Zedong and Pol Pot.

Isis strives to hasten the apocalypse

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Sep 2014

An obscure prophecy fuels its fundamentalism, foretelling an ultimate showdown with Christians.

Inside Syria’s slaughter houses

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Jan 2014

A shocking report about the systematic killing of detainees Syrian jails is just the tip of the iceberg, experts say.

Lebanon opens borders as Syria’s war intensifies

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Nov 2013

Thousands of refugees are continuing to stream into the Lebanese border town of Arsal as clashes intensify in the nearby Qalamoun mountains.

Syrian rebels step closer to victory

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Jul 2012

The assassination of the regime's top military strategists has led to mass defections from the Syrian army, writes Martin Chulov.

Syrian regime TV reporter nails his colours to rebels’ mast

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Jul 2012

A presenter from the Syrian regime's main television channel has defected to the opposition and revealed he has been providing intelligence to rebels.

The boy who stared death in the face

Article Staff Reporter - 31 May 2012

An 11-year-old boy's calm account of the cold-blooded slaughter of his family reveals the horror of the Syrian assault.

Anthony Shadid, peerless chronicler of human stories

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Feb 2012

A colleague pays tribute to Anthony Shadid, whose reporting from troubled regions won admiration for its insight and humanity.

The day anger turned to violence

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Feb 2012

How peace-loving Syrians finally took up arms against the regime and fought back.

Small step for Saudi women

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Sep 2011

Giving Saudi women the right to vote is a giant step for the conservative Islamic society.

‘M16 knew I was being tortured’

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Sep 2011

Rebel leader sheds new light on the UK's collaboration with Libyan intelligence forces.

Bombs give the lie to Iraq security

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Aug 2011

A series of co-ordinated explosions killed at least 74 people and wounded 250 more across Iraq on Monday.

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