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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905232727im_/http://pictures.irinnews.org/images/design/flags/SY.gif" style="border-width:0px;"/> </div> <div class="fr"> <h2>SYRIA   </h2> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div id="leftbodyGlobal"> <span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblError"></span> <table width="100%"><tr><td><div id="mainstoryphoto"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905232727im_/http://www.irinnews.org/images/2015/201509021610110487.jpg"/></div><a href="/web/20150905232727/http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101948/Europe-doesn-t-have-a-migrant-crisis-it-has-a-Syrian-crisis"><h1>Europe doesn't have a migrant crisis, it has a Syrian crisis</h1></a><p>BEIRUT, 2 September 2015 (IRIN) - Imagine Syria didn’t exist. The war never happened and no one had to flee. How would Europe’s migration crisis look then? <a href="/web/20150905232727/http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101948/Europe-doesn-t-have-a-migrant-crisis-it-has-a-Syrian-crisis" class="bodylinks" style="font-weight:bold;">full report</a></p></div></td></tr></table> <div style="background-color: #f0f5f9; margin: 5px 5px 5px 0;"> <div class="fl" style="margin: 5px;"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905232727im_/http://www.irinnews.org/images/2014/201403250831110968t.jpg"/></div> <div class="fl" style="width: 410px; padding: 5px;"> <a href="/web/20150905232727/http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101943/Will-Islamic-State-allow-polio-drive"><h3> Will Islamic State allow polio drive?</h3></a> GAZIANTEP, 2 September 2015 (IRIN) - The news that Syria had eradicated polio was one of the few positive pieces of news from the country this year. With so-called Islamic State cracking down on NGOs, the country is now at risk of another outbreak. <a href="/web/20150905232727/http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101943/Will-Islamic-State-allow-polio-drive"> full report</a> </div> <div class="clear"> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 5px 5px 5px 0;"> <div class="fl" style="margin: 5px;"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905232727im_/http://www.irinnews.org/images/2009/200910291522360264t.jpg"/></div> <div class="fl" style="width: 410px; padding: 5px;"> <a href="/web/20150905232727/http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101880/On-World-Humanitarian-Day-a-new-idea-to-protect-aid-workers"><h3> On World Humanitarian Day, a new idea to protect aid workers</h3></a> ISTANBUL, 18 August 2015 (IRIN) - The French NGO Action Against Hunger is proposing a radical new idea to protect aid workers from attack. But could it work? <a href="/web/20150905232727/http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101880/On-World-Humanitarian-Day-a-new-idea-to-protect-aid-workers"> full report</a> </div> <div class="clear"> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #f0f5f9; margin: 5px 5px 5px 0;"> <div class="fl" style="margin: 5px;"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905232727im_/http://www.irinnews.org/images/2013/201301091314000656t.jpg"/></div> <div class="fl" style="width: 410px; padding: 5px;"> <a href="/web/20150905232727/http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101861/The-road-to-Damascus-key-Syrian-artery-under-threat"><h3> The road to Damascus – key Syrian artery under threat</h3></a> ISTANBUL, 13 August 2015 (IRIN) - The M5 road, a key trade route for government-controlled Syria, is under fresh threat from the Islamic State. The impact could be huge. <a href="/web/20150905232727/http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101861/The-road-to-Damascus-key-Syrian-artery-under-threat"> full report</a> </div> <div class="clear"> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 5px 5px 5px 0;"> <div class="fl" style="margin: 5px;"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905232727im_/http://www.irinnews.org/images/2015/201508111213140542t.jpg"/></div> <div class="fl" style="width: 410px; padding: 5px;"> <a href="/web/20150905232727/http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101846/Fact-check-Is-Turkey-using-ISIS-as-an-excuse-to-fight-the-Kurds"><h3> Fact check: Is Turkey using ISIS as an excuse to fight the Kurds?</h3></a> ISTANBUL, 11 August 2015 (IRIN) - Is Turkey faking its commitment to taking on so-called Islamic State so it can go after its longtime Kurdish separatist foes? <a href="/web/20150905232727/http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101846/Fact-check-Is-Turkey-using-ISIS-as-an-excuse-to-fight-the-Kurds"> full report</a> </div> <div class="clear"> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #f0f5f9; margin: 5px 5px 5px 0;"> <div class="fl" style="margin: 5px;"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905232727im_/http://www.irinnews.org/images/2015/201508051507540877t.jpg"/></div> <div class="fl" style="width: 410px; padding: 5px;"> <a href="/web/20150905232727/http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101827/After-the-airstrike-Civilian-deaths-in-Turkey-attacks"><h3> After the airstrike - 'Civilian deaths' in Turkey attacks</h3></a> ERBIL, 5 August 2015 (IRIN) - Since Turkey restarted a bombing campaign targeting separatists, there have been allegations of civilians killed by airstrikes. Gaining rare access, IRIN went to investigate. <a href="/web/20150905232727/http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101827/After-the-airstrike-Civilian-deaths-in-Turkey-attacks"> full report</a> </div> <div class="clear"> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 5px 5px 5px 0;"> <div class="fl" style="margin: 5px;"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905232727im_/http://www.irinnews.org/images/2015/201505071553370381t.jpg"/></div> <div class="fl" style="width: 410px; padding: 5px;"> <a href="/web/20150905232727/http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101818/Dataviz-The-civilians-killed-targeting-ISIS"><h3> Dataviz: The civilians killed targeting ISIS</h3></a> ISTANBUL, 3 August 2015 (IRIN) - The US-led bombing campaign against the so-called Islamic State has killed hundreds of civilians in Iraq and Syria, despite official recognition of only two deaths, a new report has alleged. <a href="/web/20150905232727/http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101818/Dataviz-The-civilians-killed-targeting-ISIS"> full report</a> </div> <div class="clear"> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #f0f5f9; margin: 5px 5px 5px 0;"> <div class="fl" style="margin: 5px;"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905232727im_/http://www.irinnews.org/images/2015/201506291243250826t.jpg"/></div> <div class="fl" style="width: 410px; padding: 5px;"> <a href="/web/20150905232727/http://www.irinnews.org/Report/101799/Four-reasons-Syrian-safe-zone-unlikely-to-work"><h3> Four reasons Syrian ‘safe zone’ unlikely to work</h3></a> BEIRUT, 29 July 2015 (IRIN) - Turkey has announced the creation of a "safe zone" in Syria. 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