31/08/2016 Newsround

Hi, I'm Leah with your Newsround update this Wednesday morning.

Keep watching for all of this:

With only a week to go athletes prepare to compete

at the Paralympics in Rio.

And find out why these camels are up for sale.

But first, what is life like for children living in towns

and cities in Syria that are under attack?

Many children have escaped the war in Syria to become refugees,

but many more are still living there, and we've been finding out

what's been happening to them.

Naz has more.

Help arrives for these children in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

After weeks of being trapped by a government siege,

they can finally leave.

Sieges are where a group of soldiers surround a city, sometimes

for months, and as well as stopping people getting out, they stop

imported supplies like food and medicines from getting in.

The UN, which is a group of lots of countries,

says soldiers from all different sides of the war in Syria have

trapped people in sieges.

Doing this is against important rules called international law

because soldiers are never allowed to attack ordinary people who aren't

fighting and can't escape.

Soldiers should never stop people from getting the things

they need to survive.

It's difficult to get in contact with the children trapped in towns

and cities in Syria, but refugees in Turkey who left

Syria recently told us what life was like for them before they left.

TRANSLATION: There were air strikes and mortars would be launched at us.

Some of our relatives even died and we couldn't eat because the food

prices in our area were too high.

Hamza told us he and his family went to the capital city Damascus

in the hope that they would be safer there,

but they found problems again.

TRANSLATION: We saw the siege happen there.

They launched air strikes and there was a fire.

Things got much worse, so we fled to Turkey.

Brothers Abdul and Ahmed had to escape as well.

TRANSLATION: It was very dangerous and difficult for children

to go to school.

The mosques used to do lessons for children, but it was difficult

because of the air strikes.

Hamza, Abdul and Ahmed all managed to get away from the fighting

and are now at school in Turkey.

But around a quarter of a million children are still thought to be

trapped and charities say that they need to be able to get

into areas under siege so they can bring them supplies like food,

blankets and medicines.

Leaders from around the world, including the British government,

have called for the fighting to stop and the sieges in Syria to end.

Next, there's just one week left until the Paralympic Games

kick off in Rio, Brazil.

Great Britain will have a 200 plus strong team of athletes

with a range of disabilities competing in 19 sports.

Four years ago, Paralympics GB won 34 golds and hopes are high they can

better that in Brazil.

Finally, to the farm in Cornwall that's selling a bunch of animals.

Only the farmer isn't selling sheep or cows,

he's selling camels.

But why?

Ricky has this one.

More than ten years ago these camels were thought

to Rosuick Farm in Cornwall.

Since then the herd has got bigger and bigger and farmer Christopher

needs to find some of them a new home.

They love people and, you know, it's always a pleasure

to be with the camels because they are very

social animals.

They are pulling in the crowds at this farm, but I don't think any

of the parents are willing to give them a home just yet.

No, I'm living in a flat in Bournemouth, so that's probably

a bit too big for the balcony.

No.

Too smelly.

As lovely as they are, no.

So, if you're seriously thinking about getting a camel,

here are a few things you need to be aware of.

They are desert animals, said they need somewhere dry

to go to in the winter.

They like company, so you might need to get more than one.

Make sure you've got good fencing because they can eat their way

through a hedge.

And don't forget a camel isn't just for Christmas,

you need to be committed as these animals can live for up to 40 years.

So if you've got between 3000 and ?8,000 in the bank,

then Humphrey here could be yours.

That's all from me, Newsround's back right here in about half an hour

with Olympic Gold medallists Helen Glover and Heather Stanning

so make sure you tune in.