310K views · 96 reactions | This is how the Syrian civil war unfolded, leaving 500,000 dead and displacing millions of refugees over 6 years. | HuffPost UK | Facebook

ISIS began in Iraq. But it became a force by taking advantage of the Syrian civil war to build its own mini-state. Here's how: | Ezra Klein

615K views · 10K reactions | This Syrian toddler miraculously survived the powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake unharmed. Most of her family — already suffering from Syria's ongoing civil war — didn't make it. | DW News | Facebook