Impact `` will be staggering , '' says State Department official . Deaths are still relatively low at this point , `` at about the 1,500 , 1,600 mark , '' said Feldman , but officials are concerned about communicable illnesses breaking out among the millions of displaced victims . The U.S. has been trying to get the Syrian government and its allies to agree on a political transition in Syria for more than two years. Official praises last week 's increase in contributions from international community .
Impact `` will be staggering , '' says State Department official . The U.S. has been trying to get the Syrian government and its allies to agree on a political transition in Syria for more than two years. Official praises last week 's increase in contributions from international community .