Activists report mortars hitting a Palestinian refugee camp in the Syrian capital. Meanwhile, Turkey has been holding military drills along its border with Syria.
As rebels continue to battle Syrian forces, a refugee camp in Damascus is struck by mortars, killing at least 15 people. TODAY’s Natalie Morales reports.
Thousands have fled Aleppo, driven out by heavy fighting. NBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin reports from one refugee camp along the Turkey Syria border, where some frightened civilians have ended up.
Ahmed Jawabreh. Al-arub refugee camp, near Hebron, West Bank. May 2013. For story on wave of arrests of children by Israeli authorities.
Children attend lessons in a refugee camp in Khost province, May 13, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: EDUCATION SOCIETY)
A Free Syrian Army fighter sits on sandbags in the refugee camp of Yarmouk, near Damascus, May 5, 2013. REUTERS/Ward Al-Keswani
Free Syrian Army fighters walk along a street in the refugee camp of Yarmouk near Damascus, May 5, 2013. REUTERS/Ward Al-Keswani (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)