#Syria: #Children 'dying by the roadside' as refugees flee for the border - Telegraph

Syria: Children 'dying by the roadside' as refugees flee for the border - Telegraph

Among the most vulnerable of the conflict have been children, whom Save the Children estimates make up half of all refugees.

In a report issued today, the charity said that refugees fleeing recent fighting described a “death journey” out of the country.

At least one 12 year-old boy was left behind to die on his own after his mother was killed and he became too weak to continue the journey due to shrapnel wounds.