David Blair's Blog, page 35

Mass grave with 150 bodies found in Iraq

Evidence emerges of another massacre of Sunni tribesmen by Islamic State forces advancing on the Iraqi city of Ramadi

Russia has a new mission for General Winter

Eastern Ukraine is in Putin's grasp - all he needs now is a spell of freezing weather, writes David Blair

MPs 'encouraged Hamas terrorism' by voting for Palestinian state says Israel

Israeli cabinet minister tells the Telegraph that a "miserable" vote in the Commons rewarded Hamas and is "giving up" on peace

Attack on Israelis in tram queue shows changing tactics of Palestinian militants

Suicide bombings have been replaced by opportunistic attacks requiring no weapons or training, says David Blair

US considers air strikes against Isil oil pipelines

America could destroy Isil pipelines from the air to choke funding for terrorists, says a senior US official

Hong Kong protesters march on Government House as public support rises

A new poll shows that 62 per cent of Hong Kong's youth back the pro-democracy campaign

Analysis: Britain takes a step towards bombing Syria as well as Iraq

When armed RAF drones are in Syrian airspace, Britain will be able to strike Isil targets in the country almost immediately

Hong Kong talks break up without agreement

Hong Kong's leaders negotiate with protesters, but rule out full democracy and stick to claim that "external forces" are behind the demonstrations

Talking to Terrorists by Jonathan Powell, review: 'a flawed case'

Terrorists with specific aims can be brought to the negotiating table, says David Blair, but not groups such as Isil

Isil poses 'once in a millennium threat' says Archbishop Justin Welby

Archbishop of Canterbury compares Isil terrorists to Mongol hordes who devastated the Middle East in the 13th century