Syrian opposition activists have released haunting footage showing a young boy rescued from the rubble in the aftermath of a devastating airstrike in Aleppo.
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Although the United Nations has been trying to establish humanitarian corridors from Aleppo, only 169 civilians have used them to escape the city, and there’s been confusion about whether or not these corridors are actually open. Now the city is besieged with attacks by both rebel and government forces who seek to gain control of the city, leaving hundreds of people dead or wounded.
The video shows the boy being carried out of a damaged building by a medic and then placed on a seat in the back of an ambulance, covered in dust and with a blood-covered face.
People like recent GOP candidates who said that they would turn away any and all refugees from Syria, or any refugee who identifies as a Muslim, because of western fear of what those war-torn individuals might do once on free soil.
Doctors say Omran had head wounds and was discharged from the M10 hospital. “Omran’s mum and dad then arrived [at the hospital] shortly after… in a second wave of injured people”.
An image of a little Syrian boy who was rescued from a bombed apartment building in Aleppo has caused a storm on social media. Raslan gave the child to a rescue worker, who rushed him to the ambulance.
In the few hours since the photograph of Omran was shared, more children have been injured by fighting in the city.
A Sudanese artist based in Doha, Qatar, captured the two stories that symbolize the suffering of millions into one heart-wrenching image. He was taken to the M10 hospital, which itself has been struck repeatedly by airstrikes. The U.N.’s special envoy called off a meeting, Thursday, saying there was “no sense” in holding it in light of the obstacles to delivering aid.
“Tomorrow is the World Humanitarian Day, and in Syria what we are hearing and seeing is only fighting, offensives, counter-offensives, rockets, barrel bombs, mortars, hellfire cannons, napalm, chlorine, snipers, airstrikes, suicide bombers”, de Mistura said. He said convoys have not been able to reach areas most in need.
The U.N. wants to arrange a 48-hour ban on the fighting in Aleppo.
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It is understood there were two strikes, although the first did not injure anyone. There are only a handful of functioning hospitals in Syria, and because the bombings have specifically targeted medical facilities, many have been forced to operate underground.
