ISTANBUL
Nine more children including 4 newborn babies died from the cold, the Syrian Network for Human Rights announced Friday.
Doctors in the region warn that worsening weather conditions could lead to more deaths as the lack of access to basic necessities has left thousands facing imminent death. The Syrian opposition issued an urgent call for help to international institutions.
The Middle Eastern nation braves the wintry cold for a third time during the civil war which began in March 2011.
More than 100,000 people have been killed in the more than three-year old conflict in Syria and over two million Syrians are now registered as refugees in neighboring countries, Turkey. Lebanon and Iraq, according to the UN.
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