Syrian Conflict Isn't Just A Civil War, But 'A War On Childhood'

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Excerpt:

On 13-year-old Kifah and 8-year-old Baraa

Kifah, who was in the besieged area of Yarmouk, he's had to flee the area. His father is trapped there. He breaks down crying when we ask him how he was and he admits he didn't have bread for more than a year. Similar(ly), Baraa ... she lost her mother. Her mother was decapitated; her house was looted, partially destroyed.

http://www.npr.org/2014/08/02/337146685/syrian-conflict-isnt-just-a-civil-war-but-a-war-on-childhood

An earlier NPR piece: 11,420 Children Dead In Syria's Civil War, So Far (as of Dec 2013)