A warm welcome to the news hour. The u. N. Says at least 400,000 syrians are living under siege completely cut off with no access to food or to medicine. It says both the government and opposition are stopping vital supplies from reaching people desperately who need them. Government forces have trapped people in three years outside of damascus, and to the south, which is been under seen since july. The u. N. Said that the Islamic State in iraq and the levant has trapped many more in the cities. And rebel groups have trapped several areas. Four million syrians have been registered in egypt, iraq, jordan, lebanon, and in turkey. Many refugee camps and makeshift shelters have seen snow in the last week. Of those who seek safety in europe are struggling with the now freezing temperatures. Medics say there has been a spike in illnesses in the refugees in the balkans. A protest on the border between syria and lebanon less than kilometers from towns under siege. There are syrians and lebanese
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