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Thursday, January 7, 2016
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Thursday, January 7, 2016
Video showing starving Syrian children goes viral
A new video. which purports to show starving children in the Syrian town of Madaya, is going viral on YouTube and on social media sites.
The short clip begins with disturbing footage of a kid who claims not to have eaten in seven days, and goes on to shortly explain the situation in Madaya, which is under siege by government forces.
According to the video, Madaya, home to some 40,000 Syrians, has not received aid or food since October 2015.
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