UN refugees agency: 29 children have died in Syria recently

Nearly 30 children have died in recent weeks after making their way out of the last area controlled by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, a spokesman for the U.N. refugee agency said Friday. Andrej Mahecic of UNHCR said in Geneva that malnourishment and hypothermia have been the principal causes of the 29 children’s … Continue reading UN refugees agency: 29 children have died in Syria recently