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NPR's take on the Syrian refugee crisis following a viral photograph of a refugee camp.

This article goes through each of the bordering countries around Syria and how Syrian refugees have had an impact in each respective country. It also looks at the historical scale of the displacement, especially with regards to the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

The UK, which has a separate settlement plan from the UN's high Commissioner for Refugees, will act in offering "the most needy people", from Syrian refugee camps a home in Britain.

The article goes in depth into the lives of specific Syrians and talks about how their lives have changed since the uprising against Bashar al-Assad.

Statistics showing the number of registered Syrian refugees, dating back to December of 2011.

Interactive timeline talking about some of the biggest events pertaining to both the Civil War and the refugees themselves.

SAN DIEGO (AP) - A Southern California nonprofit is running an "underground railroad" to assist Chaldean Catholics fleeing the turmoil in Iraq. Thirty-two year old Mark Arabo tells The San Diego Union-Tribune (http://bit.ly/1hRZj99 ) that he founded the Minority Humanitarian Foundation out of impatience with Washington's inability to deal with the crisis created by Islamic State militants.

The article goes into detail as to what kind of crimes are being committed in the Syrian Civil War and how it's affecting refugee status.