Unicef aids youngsters scarred by barbarity witnessed over border

Almost half of Syrian refugees are children, reports Stephen Rae

Window of opportunity: A Syrian refugee child at school in Nizip 1 camp outside Gaziantep, Turkey on the Syrian border. Photo: Mark Condren

Of the 2.8 million Syrian ­refugees who escaped to ­Turkey, 1.2 million are ­children.

Many are scarred and traumatised by the barbarity they witnessed less than half an hour away over the border.