These heartbreaking photos show how children bear the brunt of Syria's bloody civil war

While Syria is embroiled in a violent civil war,millions of civilianshave been displaced, injured, and killed in the crossfire.But perhaps the most staggeringcosts of the war have been borne by Syria's children.8.4 million Syrian children, or approximately 80% of all Syrian children, have been affected by the war.Children, like 5-year-old Omran Daqneesh, have become the face of the nation's struggle. But Daqneesh is far from the only Syrian child affected.SEE ALSO:State Department: $400 million cash payment to Iran was contingent on US prisoner releaseThe plight of Syrian children resurfaced on Thursday when photos emerged of Omran Daqneesh, a five-year-old Syrian boy who was bloodied and injured after being pulled out of rubble when his neighborhood was hit by an airstrike in Aleppo, Syria on August 17.8.4 million children, or more than 80 percent of Syria's child population, have been affected by the war, either within Syrian borders or as refugees.Source: UNICEFAs of 2016, of the 13.5 million Syrians in need of humanitarian support, 6 million are children. Their access to vital services, like food, healthcare, counseling, and education has been decimated as a result of the war.Source: UNOCHASee the rest of the story at Business Insider
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