UNICEF: Syria`s war has killed and wounded 12,000 children
(WorldNews Health)

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria`s 10-year-long civil war has killed or wounded almost 12,000 children and left millions out of school in what could have repercussions for years to come in the country, the U.N. children`s agency said Wednesday. The grim statistics were released in a UNICEF report ahead of the 10th anniversary of Syria`s conflict that began in mid-March 2011. The war has killed nearly half a million people, wounded more than a million and displaced half the country`s population, including more than 5 million as refugees. Over the past year, the situation has been compounded by a severe economic and financial crisis and the spread of coronavirus in this Mideast...