The toll the military offensive has had on innocent children in Syria is too much to fathom.
These children have suffered the physical scars of war, and also the mental ones. This isn't the first time they've had to run for their lives or the only time they've been sick, terrified and showing signs of severe distress.
The offensive and subsequent destabilization displaced 80,000 children. At least three have died and 31 have been injured, and these are just the ones that organizations on the ground have been able to count. It is critical that we provide immediate support for Syrian children and their families.
The Syria crisis represents the greatest humanitarian and political failure of our time. And the defining characteristic of this war is its disregard for civilian life.
Throughout the conflict, civilians as well as hospitals and ambulances continue to be targets of barrel bombs, mortars and airstrikes. What children are witnessing in northeast Syria is no different.
This is not a time when any of us can throw our hands up and say this conflict is too tough and has gone on for too long. It is a time when we must dig deep and step up our support. There are too many children who are counting on us.
