Quick facts: What you need to know about the Syria crisis
http://www.mercycorps.org/articles/turkey-iraq-jordan-lebanon-syria/quick-facts-what-you-need-know-about-syria-crisis



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How Syria's civil war began, in one devastating timeline
http://www.vox.com/2015/9/5/9265437/syria-war-timeline

http://www.vox.com/2015/9/5/9265621/syrian-refugee-charts

Russia in Syria


http://www.infowars.com/putin-admits-russian-military-support-for-syrian-army/
PUTIN ADMITS RUSSIAN MILITARY SUPPORT FOR SYRIAN ARMY
Vladimir Putin admitted on Friday during an economic forum in Vladivostok his country is providing Bashar al-Assad’s military with weapons and training.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34166623
Syria crisis: US concern over Russia 'military build-up'
US Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed concern to Moscow over reports of Russian military build-up in Syria, the state department says.

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http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/questions-russia-moves-syria-150906031701354.html
US questions Russia over moves in Syria
John Kerry, the US secretary of state, has expressed US concern over reports of Russia's enhanced military build-up in Syria in a telephone call with his Russian counterpart, according to the US state department.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/increasing-military-aid-to-syria-risky-u-s-warns-russia-1.3217307
Increasing military aid to Syria risky, U.S. warns Russia
Unconfirmed reports suggesting that Russia is planning to expand its military support for embattled President Bashar Assad have prompted a warning from the United States that such actions could lead to a confrontation with coalition forces in Syria.

syria's options

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-06/abbott-vows-australia-will-help-syria-refugees/6753220
Tony Abbott says Australia will accept more Syria refugees but within current intake, Peter Dutton to travel to Geneva for UN talks on crisis
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he is prepared to "step up to the plate" and increase the number of refugees Australia accepts from war-torn Syria, but within the current humanitarian intake.

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/sep/06/thousands-of-refugees-arrive-by-train-and-bus-in-germany-live
Refugee crisis: Pope urges Catholic parishes to take in refugees - live

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/11846742/Removing-Assad-is-not-the-solution-to-Syria-crisis-senior-Tory-says.html
Removing Assad is not the solution to Syria crisis, senior Tory says
Crispin Blunt, a Conservative MP and chairman of the Foreign Affairs select committee, says Britain needs to have a 'frank conversation' about Assad's future

Wealthy Gulf Nations Are Criticized for Tepid Response to Syrian Refugee Crisis

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/06/world/gulf-monarchies-bristle-at-criticism-over-response-to-syrian-refugee-crisis.html?_r=0

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Arab nations of the Persian Gulf have some the world’s highest per capita incomes. Their leaders speak passionately about the plight of Syrians, and their state-funded news media cover the Syrian civil war without cease.

Yet as millions of Syrian refugees languish elsewhere in the Middle East and many have risked their lives to reach Europe or died along the way, Gulf nations have agreed to resettle only a surprisingly small number of refugees.