Syrian refugees - what they carried

Portraits of displaced Syrians with their most valued possessions

• Jun 7, 2013
• 11 photos

Syrian refugees with a double-curse

Photographer Giles Duley, a triple-amputee himself, meets Syrians deprived of home, country and, in many cases, their freedom

• May 10, 2013
• 16 photos

Obama heads to Jordan to talk with King Abdullah

President leaves Israel to meet with King Abdullah; plans to discuss Syrian chemical weapon threat and refugees spilling over the border

• Mar 22, 2013

Number of Syrian refugees tops million mark: U.N.

Fleeing into neighboring nations to escape civil war; Syria "spiraling towards full-scale disaster," U.N. official says

• Mar 6, 2013

Diplomatic options fade in Syria, as refugees pile up

Less than a mile from the Turkish border, a Texas businessman scrambles to give shelter to tens of thousands of Syrian refugees

• Jan 23, 2013

Syrian refugees endure harsh weather

Two Syrian refugee encampments in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa valley were completely immersed in water after the Litani river flooded and the water came pouring into their tents

• Jan 11, 2013
• 12 photos

School aims to restore what Syrian refugees lost

School near the Turkey-Syria border educates 500 children whose families fled violence in Syria for a better life

• Jan 10, 2013

Winter compounds Syrian refugees' misery

Storms tear at tents and flood them with muddy water as freezing temperatures grip camps in neighboring nations

• Jan 9, 2013
• 19 photos

Bad weather sparks riot in Syrian refugee camp

Jordanian aid workers attacked after strong wind and rain worsens living conditions for frustrated Syrian refugees

• Jan 8, 2013

Syrian kids detail horrors of war

British charity talks to refugees to document alleged atrocities suffered by Syrian children, mostly at hands of Assad regime

• Sep 25, 2012

U.S. aid to Syrian refugees reaches $100M

Washington providing additional $21 million to help Syrians displaced by ongoing conflict

• Sep 5, 2012

Deadly Syrian gunfire flies across borders

Videographer shot to death on Lebanon side of border; Refugees wounded by gunfire in Turkish camp

• Apr 9, 2012

Syrian forces step up assaults as clashes go on

Assad regime shells central city of Hama; Clashes include deadly attack on bus taking refugees to Turkey

• Mar 22, 2012

Turkey sees sharp rise in Syrian refugees

Around 1,000 Syrians reportedly seek refuge in 24 hours from country's growing turmoil on uprising's anniversary

• Mar 15, 2012

Syrian troops using terror tactics on protesters

Protester refugees report that Syrian troops are burning homes and threatening families of dissidents

• Jun 18, 2011

Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugees

The actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador traveled to Turkey to meet some of the thousands of Syrian refugees

• Jun 17, 2011
• 10 photos

Defecting Syrian soldiers join refugees in Turkey

Soldier tells CBS News he couldn't bear to fire on women and children

• Jun 15, 2011

Witnesses describe horror of Syrian crackdown

Turkey joins chorus of condemnation against Syrian crackdown as refugees start flooding their country

• Jun 13, 2011