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What $500 million buys for the Syrian opposition

by Sarah Gardner
Sep 8, 2014
What does that money buy, and how do you know you're not equipping the wrong people?
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Should the U.S. take in more refugees?

by David Brancaccio
Jun 19, 2014
Why accepting more refugees could be a win-win investment for the U.S.
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Syrian aid that hits home

by Noel King
Mar 26, 2014
As the conflict in Syria enters its fourth year, aid groups now work to "bring the conflict home."
Refugees from Syria collect blankets and supplies from the UNHCR as they arrive at the Za’atari refugee camp on January 30, 2013 in Mafrq, Jordan.
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Leaving Syria's war zone to start a new life

by Caitlan Reeg
Dec 25, 2013
Many Syrians are making new lives in Germany. The excitement and the reality of starting anew.
Unidentified Syrian refugees at the registration office of the refugee center on December 10, 2013 in Friedland, Germany. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have fled Syria to neighboring countries as well as to Europe. Germany is accepting up to 5,000 Syrian refugees, though German church leaders recently called on their country to take at least 10,000.
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A new pitch for humanitarian aid to Syria

by Noel King
Dec 16, 2013
The United Nations is launching its largest appeal ever for humanitarian aid to Syrians.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the media at an end-of-year press conference on December 16, 2013 at UN headquarters in New York City. The Secretary-General spoke about global challenges and UN successes of 2013.
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Strange new land: A Syrian refugee family arrives in Austria

by Matthew Price
Oct 29, 2013
The BBC's Matthew Price talks with a family of Syrian refugees who fled Syria in hopes of safety and a better life.
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to chemical weapons watchdog

by Paul Adams
Oct 11, 2013
The Nobel Committee's decision highlights the Syrian conflict.
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London's divided Syrians in war of words

by Stephen Beard
Oct 7, 2013
London’s small Syrian community is divided over whether President Bashar al-Assad should stay or go. Pro- and anti-Assad activists sacrifice much to achieve their goals.
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Syrian-Americans find ways to help from afar

by Sarah Cwiek
Sep 27, 2013
Metro Detroit has one of the nation’s largest and oldest Syrian communities, where ex-pats work to help family and friends back in Syria.
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Once welcomed, Syrians in Egypt now face hostility

by Kimberly Adams
Sep 25, 2013
Egypt once gave a warm welcome to Syrians fleeing the country's civil war but as more have come the welcome is wearing thin.
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