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          Children Starve in Syrian Town Under Siege From Assad Forces

   by Henry Ridgwell

   Hundreds of children and adults in a Syrian town under siege from
   government forces are on the verge of dying from malnutrition, aid
   agencies say. Dozens of people have already died. The situation in
   Madaya, in Idlib province, is so desperate that residents have
   reportedly been forced to eat their pets, while others are surviving on
   grass and leaves. VOA's Henry Ridgwell reports.
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