UN says 29 children die fleeing Syria fighting last 2 months

Nearly 30 children have died in eastern Syria over the past two months after making their way out of the last area controlled by the Islamic State group, 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 … Continue reading UN says 29 children die fleeing Syria fighting last 2 months