THIS IS WHAT NY TIMES DOES BEST [if only they would stay out of politics] "Straightforward Answers to Basic Questions About Syria’s War " NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/09/19/world/middleeast/syria-civil-war-bashar-al-assad-refugees-islamic-state.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&referer=

-vk-