2017 was the deadliest year of Syrian war for children, says Unicef

Report warns generation faces psychological ruin, with conflict taking greatest toll on most vulnerable

A generation of Syrian children face psychological ruin and ever increasing danger, with child deaths soaring by 50% last year and the number of young soldiers tripling since 2015.

A report by Unicef found 2017 was the worst yet of the war for young Syrians, with 910 killed in a conflict that has spared them no mercy and that has taken a vastly disproportionate toll on the country’s most vulnerable people.

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