Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam

I donated $25 (on my personal behalf) and tripadvisor.com matched my donation (together $50) to the International Relief Committee (IRC -- an IRS non profit charity tax deductible donation). Maybe, and hopefully, it will help feed and shelter some of the displaced persons in the Syrian and Iraqi war zones.

The USA, Russia and Iran (and others) are delivering military aid, in measured doses, to the warring parties at the moment so the situation will probably get worse before it gets better ...