The war in Syria is at a critical juncture, with the United States considering military actions in the wake of a suspected chemical-weapons attack. Here are scenes from a tumultuous time—the victims in Ghouta, the trail of refugees, and the U.N. inspectors looking for evidence of an atrocity.
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August 17th. Satellite image of thousands of Syrian refugees crossing a bridge over the Tigris River, into northern Iraq. Photograph by DigitalGlobe/Getty.
