Cash pledged for Syria at Kuwait summit "disappointing" - aid groups
Some 200,000 people have died and nearly half the Syrian population has been displaced by the turmoil
As regional war rages, Syria's Assad faces setbacks
The Islamic State group, the single most powerful insurgent force in Syria, started to threaten parts of the Syrian state still run by Assad
FEATURE-From brides to battlefield, women taking up new roles with Islamic State
Reports of women working at ISIS-controlled hospitals and aiding in logistics
Islamic State seizes vast Damascus refugee camp
Islamist leader says Idlib city "will enjoy" sharia law
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For example, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg could buy an island to relocate Syrian refugees with only a tiny fraction of his $33.4 billion fortune
Islamic State expands in Damascus, al Qaeda vows sharia for city
Witnesses say clashes continue inside the besieged Palestinian refugee camp which is home to up to 18,000 people
Islamic State seizes most of south Damascus refugee camp -witnesses
Witnesses say clashes continue inside the besieged Palestinian refugee camp which is home to up to 18,000 people
Al Qaeda in Syria signals sharia law for captured city
The capture of Idlib marks only the second time in the Syrian conflict that the government has lost control of a provincial capital
Aid worker killings in Mali, Yemen, Syria are "shocking, unacceptable"
Head of ICRC says his staff and volunteers "are needed today more than ever before, and they must be protected by all"