“Approximately, 11 thousand children have been killed in this war until now. I'm sure there will be many more,” Hanna Singer said, adding that a total of 7.6 million of Syrian children have become refugees.
According to Singer, one of the reasons why Syrian children are victims of the internal conflict in the country is the activities of the Islamic State (ISIL) jihadists. That is why, she added, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is currently conducting negotiations with IS militants through its partners to stop the flagrant violation of children's rights in Syria.
On Thursday, the UN agency said in a press release on its website that 14 million children are currently affected by conflicts sweeping Syria and Iraq. Moreover, about two million children living in remote Syrian towns or villages are cut off from humanitarian aid, according to the press release.
Syria has been embroiled in civil war since March 2011 with the Syrian Army fighting various insurgent groups, including Islamic State radicals. According to UN estimates, the internal conflict has resulted in the deaths of over 210,000 people.
