On the ground in Syria, the situation is getting worse with news of starvation in besieged villages and the regime intensifying shelling around rebel-held Aleppo with Russian air cover. Meanwhile, London is hosting a donor’s conference just as another round of peace talks has failed. The surge in asylum seekers in Europe, the stepped-up campaign against the IS group, the recent thaw in the West's relations with Assad-backers Russia and Iran... Nothing seems to be stopping the destruction.

Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Christopher DAVIS.

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