In the almost nine years of the war in Syria, the sight of tens or sometimes hundreds of thousands civilians fleeing their homes and neighbourhoods has become a disturbingly familiar sight. Since the conflict began, the lowest estimate of those "displaced" stands at 13.5 million, equating to over one million people per year being made into refugees. The other familiar sight is the destruction of homes, hospitals, schools and markets ...
![Syrian rebels. [thesun.co.uk]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/syrian_rebels.jpg?itok=t9TMNCmv "Syrian rebels. [thesun.co.uk]")
![Vitaly Churkin, Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to the media after attending a briefing in the Security Council on the weapons inspectors report on chemical weapons in Syria. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/UN_Speech.jpg?itok=rD3R-Rui "Vitaly Churkin, Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to the media after attending a briefing in the Security Council on the weapons inspectors report on chemical weapons in Syria. [AFP]")
