Since the upsurge of the Arab Spring in 2011, the Syrian civil war has claimed i
n excess of 200,000 lives, with an estimated 8 million Syrians, more than a thir
d of the country's population, forced to flee their homes. Militant Sunni groups
, such as ISIS, have taken control of large swathes of the nation. The impact of
this catastrophe is now being felt on the streets of Europe and the United Stat
es.
