Syria: threat of US air strikes prompts global protests - in pictures

Amman, Jordan: Protesters burn US and Israeli flags in front of the US embassy Photograph: Mohammad Hannon/AP

London, England: Protesters gather in Trafalgar Square Photograph: Olivia Harris/REUTERS

Madrid, Spain: Syrian women take part in a rally at Puerta del Sol Photograph: Adolfo Lujan/Demotix/Corbis

Madrid, Spain: A poster depicts the US president as the Joker from Batman, above a banner that reads 'Obama Nobel prize for war' Photograph: Adolfo Lujan/Demotix/Corbis

Kafr Nabil, Syria: Opposition protesters pose with caricature on foreign intervention in the country's crisis Photograph: Edlib News Network/AP

Washington DC: Barack Obama meets his national security staff at the White House Photograph: Pete Souza/EPA

Vladivostok, Russia: President Vladimir Putin describes the case for foreign military intervention in Syria as 'utter nonsense' Photograph: Ria Novosti/REUTERS

Irbil, Iraq: Syrian refugees at a UNHCR camp in Qushtepa park Photograph: Flo Smith/NurPhoto/Corbis

Washington DC: Protesters rally outside the White House Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

Sanaa, Yemen: Shia protesters shout slogans and wave Syrian flags Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA