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Malnourished Iraqi boys now receiving treatment

Two young boys, who had fled Mosul in war-torn Iraq and were suffering from extreme malnutrition, are now receiving treatment in hospital after UNICEF intervention.

5 live discovered the boys, aged just two and nine, at the Hassan Sham refugee camp outside the city. Their mother claimed they had not eaten for a month.

They are now in a hospital in the city of Erbil and their doctor told 5 live Drive the boys were “skin and bone.â€

“No muscle and no protein is left. We will start by giving them milk, then slowly we can give them minerals and vitamins.â€

This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on 30 November 2016.

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