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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/559/mid_east_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Middle East Violence Continues to Spread' data-article-id='897'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7979'>Conflict in the Middle East continues to grow as violence spreads from various flashpoints.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='7979' data-end-time='18917'>A senior United Nations official warns that Syria could be divided into two if the current chaotic situation does not improve.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='18917' data-end-time='25708'>Steffan de Mistura is the secretary-general&rsquo;s special envoy for Syria. </span> <span data-start-time='25708' data-end-time='32292'>He describes an official divide as a &ldquo;worst-case scenario&rdquo; for the country. </span> <span data-start-time='32292' data-end-time='37333'>But, he notes the country is already unofficially dividing.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='37333' data-end-time='46979'>Mr. de Mistura adds that Russia&rsquo;s recent military intervention in Syria has made the situation more dangerous. </span> <span data-start-time='46979' data-end-time='57521'>He warns that increasing military action in the conflict could lead to what he calls &ldquo;an incident&rdquo; between the U.S. and Russia. </span> </p><p><span data-start-time='57521' data-end-time='69479'>In northern Syria, a U.S. defense official reported that the U.S. airdropped 50 tons of small arms ammunition to rebels on Sunday.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='69479' data-end-time='80958'>The move supports the Pentagon&rsquo;s recent decision to &ldquo;pause&rdquo;  or, temporarily stop  its failed program to train and equip Syrian rebels. </span> <span data-start-time='80958' data-end-time='89729'>Instead, the U.S. is increasing material support to some trusted groups fighting on Syrian battlefields.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/559/mid_east_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=4259 data-hint-location='25708' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/559/what_does_worstcase_scenario_mean.m4a'>What does worst-case scenario mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the worst possible outcome in a situation'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/559/to_argue.m4a'><span>to argue</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/559/the_worst_possible_outcome_in_a_situation.m4a'><span>the worst possible outcome in a situation</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/559/the_main_idea.m4a'><span>the main idea</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/559/bombs_that_explode.m4a'><span>bombs that explode</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=4260 data-hint-location='7979' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/559/what_could_happen_to_syria_if_situations_do_not_improve.m4a'>What could happen to Syria if situations do not improve?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='divide into two'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/559/divide_into_two.m4a'><span>divide into two</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/559/terror_attacks.m4a'><span>terror attacks</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/559/economic_collapse.m4a'><span>economic collapse</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/559/government_shutdown.m4a'><span>government shutdown</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=4261 data-hint-location='80958' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/559/the_us_is_increasing__blank__support_to_some_trusted_groups_fighting_on_syrian.m4a'>The U.S. is increasing <span class='blank'>material</span> support to some trusted groups fighting on Syrian</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='material'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/559/soldier.m4a'><span>soldier</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/559/economic.m4a'><span>economic</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/559/material.m4a'><span>material</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/559/military.m4a'><span>military</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>

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