Over 80 minors killed in spiralling violencefrom AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, LibyaTRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – AT least 83 children have been killed since the beginning of the year during conflicts and violence characterizing North African and the Middle East. The minors were killed on the spot while three others died while they were playing near an unexploded ordnance. In Yemen, 16 children have been killed in attacks across the country. Intensifying fighting in Syria has killed 59 children in the past four weeks as the conflict enters its eighth year. On 30 January, UNICEF appealed for $3,6 billion (about R43.2 billion) to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance to children in 2018.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 07, 2018 05:48 UTC