The al-Qaeda group al-Nusra has seized several areas in the Syrian province of Idlib. Al-Nusra reportedly seized the weapons of rival Syrian rebels during its advance, potentially those supplied by the United States. In a briefing to the U.N. Security Council, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Kyung-wha Kang said violence continues to escalate throughout Syria.

Kyung-wha Kang: “Armed violence continues to escalate throughout the country. The humanitarian situation in Syria continues to deteriorate. And the level of violence, death and destructions remain unrelenting.”