The conflict in Syria is having a catastrophic effect on children, according to a report produced by the London-based Oxford Research Group. <br /><br />It claims more than 11,000 have died in the country’s civil war, most having been killed by bombs or shells. <br /><br />But the think tank also says over 700 were executed, nearly 400 were killed by sniper fire and more than 100 including infants were tortured.<br /><br />More than two million Syrians have fled the country, around half of them are believed to be children.<br /><br />And the war goes on.<br /><br />Over the weekend fierce fighting to the east of Damascus is said to have killed more than 160 people. <br /><br />Syrian rebels are struggling to break a six-month-long blockade by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.<br /><br />Local and international aid workers claim along with the shelling, Assad’s forces appear to be trying to starve out residents and rebels alike.
