Israeli Defense Minister Says Russian Troops Are Already in Syria to Help Assad Against IS
Israeli Defense Minister Says Russian Troops Are Already in Syria to Help Assad Against IS Thursday September 10 th , 2015 at 10:46 AM ABC News: Top Stories 1 Share Israeli defense minister says Russian troops are already in Syria to help Assad against IS This Graphic Shows the Astonishing Scale of Syria’s Refugee Crisis by Dan Stewart Thursday September 10 th , 2015 at 10:45 AM TIME 1 Share In recent weeks, chaos at border crossings and train stations, squalid conditions in makeshift refugee camps and a heartbreaking photograph of a drowned Syrian toddler have all helped bring Europe’s refugee crisis into the global spotlight. According to the UNHCR , more than 380,000 migrants and refugees have landed on Europe’s southern shores so far this year, up from 216,000 arrivals in the whole of 2014. They are fleeing persecution, poverty and conflicts that rage beyond the continent’s borders. This g