Unicef has issued a horrific report claiming that an unofficial ‘holocaust’ killing huge numbers of children in Syria has been completely ignored by the West. According to the report, 2016 saw the Syrian war kill more children than any other year, with 652 dead as a result of the West’s meddling in the country. 255 of the children killed where in or a near a school, according to the report, which is a 20% jump from the number killed during 2015. The UN concludes that 2016 marks the worst year for ‘grave violations’ than any year since the war begun. BBC News reports: The figure includes only formally verified deaths, meaning the number could be far higher. Unicef believes more than 850 children were recruited to fight in 2016. The number is double that of 2015, the report states. Those recruited increasingly found themselves on the frontline or, in extreme cases, used as executioners, suicide bombers or prison guards. “The depth of suffering is unprecedented,” said Geert Cappelaere, Unicef regional director for the Middle East and North Africa speaking from Homs, Syria. “Millions of children in Syria come under attack on a daily basis, their lives turned upside down.” Six years ago this week, [...]