Analysis: The armed opposition movement was supported by the US and held key areas in Syria, yet was destroyed the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front in two days.
The Nusra Front and Hazzm have fought a low-scale war behind rebel lines for months, now it seems Nusra are set to emerge the victors, leading to fears of a new "caliphate".
Activist groups Euro-Mid Observer for Human Rights and the Syrian Network for Human Rights allege Syrian forces have killed 82 people through burning in report released weeks after IS burned Jordanian pilot to death.
Analysis: Syria's reputation as a strong counterpoint to Israel has been blown apart during the country's civil war - now the regime's priority is simply its own survival.
Syrian refugees who have been subjected to the extremities of snowstorm Huda have called for a hunger strike over appalling living conditions in the camps.
