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Heartbreaking Photo Of Dazed 5-Year-Old Boy Shows The Horrors Of Syria’s Civil War
If pictures speak louder than words then this image of a five-year-old Syrian boy waiting in an ambulance after a recent airstrike in Aleppo is just about as loud as it gets.
The boy, named Omran Daqneesh, was one of five children injured in an airstrike on Qaterji, a neighbourhood of Aleppo. The picture was sent to Telegraph correspondent Raf Sanchez by a doctor working in Aleppo, and since then it’s been shared thousands of times on social media. A video was also released by Aleppo Media center showing Omran being pulled from the rubble after the airstrike. The boy was taken to M10 hospital, which was also hit, where doctors treated him for a head injury before later releasing him.
Aleppo has been held by rebels since 2012 despite being the target of a Russian-backed government siege. Click here to see what this once beautiful city looked like compared to how it looks after four years of war.
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Vanessa 8 years ago
He looks like he was sleeping while his building got bombed. And they save him and they put him in an ambulance in which 3 people are taking video/photo of him. He looks so confused and lost. I really hope this WW3 will end someday :(
Amber Ridgdill 8 years ago
And yet, it won't change anything. Countless images like this have been flooding the internet not only from Syria, but from all over the world. Most people know about the bombing in Syria, but what about Turkey, Baghdad, Thailand, Pakistan, Libya, Afghanistan, Yemen, Iraq... the list goes on. We may be very different people from very different cultures, but our governments are all very much the same in that we are all collateral damage, citizens and troops alike.
Arnoud Lievers 8 years ago
You're right Amber. I think it won't change unless we demand from the media to give us the full truthfull context with these images. We need them to speak about all the hidden agenda's from the politicians that start these wars. Their ties to the oil dollars and the warindustry. We also need them to speak about the terrorist attacks in the west in a way that does not just point blame at a specific kind of people, but also includes the story of how people like this boy and his family get hurt in the middle-eastern region. They get angry and some point this anger back at the west. Although this leads to horrible things it is not because the people from the Middle-East are demons, its that they are provoced to do demonic things by our bombs and corrupt politicians. And while most of them remain peacefull, some don't. We need to focus on the humanity of people not the inhumanity.
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Grace Barclay 8 years ago
As a fellow human being I am so very sorry for the pain you are suffering from a totally unnecessary war being fought. I wish you a better life and I hope your parents and sits and brothers a better life too.
Amber Ridgdill 8 years ago
Killing people for political power is far worse, don't you think?
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Angélique 8 years ago
I know it's very little, but that made me give to http://www.savethechildren.org I looked at this kid and seriously, it could be my son. It's terrifying. No kid should go through this. No adult either by the way. It's just barbaric nonsense.
Lea Wheeler 8 years ago
That's good but don't give any to World Vision, they've been feeding millions to HAMAS. Accidentally or otherwise, they should know who they employ and where the money is going.
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BobandMacy 8 years ago
This is horrible. Even more so I can't believe they are taking pictures of him instead of taking him to a hospital and to safety.
•_• 8 years ago
It is very horrible, but they have the situation u see control, he seems to be in a safe area with first aid kits.
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HumanBeing 7 years ago
Absolutely heartbreaking! No child, wait, no CREATURE should have to go through this. This is disgraceful and shameful. God bless them </3
Bradley Roon 8 years ago
STOP CALLING THIS CIVIL WAR!!! This is imported terrorists working for Israel and the USA. Proven. This is Israel stealing the oil from Syria - the Golan Heights belong to SYRIA - not israel - and they've been stolen since the 1967 war!!! Now they found oil in the Golan Heights and so israel is illegally stealing that oil along with the water and the land. Israel is a bunch of psychopaths - the zionist leaders are - the actual Jews (as opposed to the Ashkenazi) are cool for the most part.
Lea Wheeler 8 years ago
It is an unfortunate tragedy of war but this has only been going on for a short time, consider Europe from 1939 - 1945 when bombing was continuous. few countries were unaffected. Although the past does not justify the horrors of today, it should never be forgotten.
Simone Fjellø Mortensen 8 years ago
When I see this type of post, I feel so hopeless and sad. My soul is screaming of pain. I wish I alone had the power to end War, starvation
Bobby Mendez 8 years ago
The boy doesn't seem scared about it. If he isn't it's probably because he is used to it. Where are the parents ? I'm really afraid to ask. Terrifying and revolting. Kids don't have to live like this.
Phanic! at My Chemical Fall Out Twenty One Brides 8 years ago
I think it's because he's dazed. He obviously suffered a head injury.
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Kirathepanda 8 years ago
What did he do to deserve that? Absolutely nothing. No one deserves that.
Timmy Griffin 8 years ago
We don't deserve what we have. What is sad is that this will continue, because someone can profit from it and that is sickening. Kids small like this one, even younger than him, don't deserve to be punished like this for something they don't even understand is happening. All this, because someone is going to profit or is doing so as we speak. We don't deserve what we have. This behaviour is incomparable with any wild animal. We are the primitive ones.
Simon Kwan 8 years ago
This is heart breaking. I can't imagine if this was my son. I hope that he escapes further harm. Also hoping his parents are ok
Glynis Lailann 8 years ago
What sort of legacy are we leaving for future generations to come? These innocent people did not ask for war to happen. It is the hot heads and power hungry politicians that are the cause of these tragedies. For these people stuck in the cross-fire it has become a way of life which is not right.
Daria B 8 years ago
What have you done so far? Are you not part of this world? I understand your anger, I too feel so so bad even thinking about sceneries like this, but let's not generalise with meaningless too big words and mediocre comments.
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Lea Wheeler 8 years ago
The saddest picture that the press had a field day with was the little drowned toddler. Once again we didn't get a full report, the parents weren't refugees, they had been living and working in Turkey for four years. It was the father's conceit that killed the child. He risked putting his family on an unsafe, old boat so, according to reports from various sources, because he wanted to get to Canada for the free health care, to get a nose job. Instead, he lost his whole family.
Jake taylor 8 years ago
do muslims always have to take this kind of photos so that the civilized world know what they are dying every day by the bombs of the "civilized nations"? i mean last night they killed 14 children in a hospital but there is no photo os that's ok but this is not ok.
Over Opinionated 8 years ago
That's because you're AN A*****E!!! Grow a heart
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Daria B 8 years ago
From a "bible" that was modified to create horror and hate, better say. I'm no Islamist, but I do believe Islam is not a violent religion. Remember in your history classes about the times when Europe was heavily repressed by Catholic governments who also led "holy wars" abroad? Sadly, something similar seeems to be happening with Islam now. In Catholocism it's not that Jesus taught hate, enslavement and mass murdering, but the leaders modified or misinterpreted lots of things in a way to suit their violent politics. I dunno that much about Islam, but from the basics I know, and from the words of some mouslim colleagues, that is my conclusion.
Load More Replies... Vanessa 8 years ago
He looks like he was sleeping while his building got bombed. And they save him and they put him in an ambulance in which 3 people are taking video/photo of him. He looks so confused and lost. I really hope this WW3 will end someday :(
Amber Ridgdill 8 years ago
And yet, it won't change anything. Countless images like this have been flooding the internet not only from Syria, but from all over the world. Most people know about the bombing in Syria, but what about Turkey, Baghdad, Thailand, Pakistan, Libya, Afghanistan, Yemen, Iraq... the list goes on. We may be very different people from very different cultures, but our governments are all very much the same in that we are all collateral damage, citizens and troops alike.
Arnoud Lievers 8 years ago
You're right Amber. I think it won't change unless we demand from the media to give us the full truthfull context with these images. We need them to speak about all the hidden agenda's from the politicians that start these wars. Their ties to the oil dollars and the warindustry. We also need them to speak about the terrorist attacks in the west in a way that does not just point blame at a specific kind of people, but also includes the story of how people like this boy and his family get hurt in the middle-eastern region. They get angry and some point this anger back at the west. Although this leads to horrible things it is not because the people from the Middle-East are demons, its that they are provoced to do demonic things by our bombs and corrupt politicians. And while most of them remain peacefull, some don't. We need to focus on the humanity of people not the inhumanity.
Load More Replies... Grace Barclay 8 years ago
As a fellow human being I am so very sorry for the pain you are suffering from a totally unnecessary war being fought. I wish you a better life and I hope your parents and sits and brothers a better life too.
Amber Ridgdill 8 years ago
Killing people for political power is far worse, don't you think?
Load More Replies... Angélique 8 years ago
I know it's very little, but that made me give to http://www.savethechildren.org I looked at this kid and seriously, it could be my son. It's terrifying. No kid should go through this. No adult either by the way. It's just barbaric nonsense.
Lea Wheeler 8 years ago
That's good but don't give any to World Vision, they've been feeding millions to HAMAS. Accidentally or otherwise, they should know who they employ and where the money is going.
Load More Replies... BobandMacy 8 years ago
This is horrible. Even more so I can't believe they are taking pictures of him instead of taking him to a hospital and to safety.
•_• 8 years ago
It is very horrible, but they have the situation u see control, he seems to be in a safe area with first aid kits.
Load More Replies... HumanBeing 7 years ago
Absolutely heartbreaking! No child, wait, no CREATURE should have to go through this. This is disgraceful and shameful. God bless them </3
Bradley Roon 8 years ago
STOP CALLING THIS CIVIL WAR!!! This is imported terrorists working for Israel and the USA. Proven. This is Israel stealing the oil from Syria - the Golan Heights belong to SYRIA - not israel - and they've been stolen since the 1967 war!!! Now they found oil in the Golan Heights and so israel is illegally stealing that oil along with the water and the land. Israel is a bunch of psychopaths - the zionist leaders are - the actual Jews (as opposed to the Ashkenazi) are cool for the most part.
Lea Wheeler 8 years ago
It is an unfortunate tragedy of war but this has only been going on for a short time, consider Europe from 1939 - 1945 when bombing was continuous. few countries were unaffected. Although the past does not justify the horrors of today, it should never be forgotten.
Simone Fjellø Mortensen 8 years ago
When I see this type of post, I feel so hopeless and sad. My soul is screaming of pain. I wish I alone had the power to end War, starvation
Bobby Mendez 8 years ago
The boy doesn't seem scared about it. If he isn't it's probably because he is used to it. Where are the parents ? I'm really afraid to ask. Terrifying and revolting. Kids don't have to live like this.
Phanic! at My Chemical Fall Out Twenty One Brides 8 years ago
I think it's because he's dazed. He obviously suffered a head injury.
Load More Replies... Kirathepanda 8 years ago
What did he do to deserve that? Absolutely nothing. No one deserves that.
Timmy Griffin 8 years ago
We don't deserve what we have. What is sad is that this will continue, because someone can profit from it and that is sickening. Kids small like this one, even younger than him, don't deserve to be punished like this for something they don't even understand is happening. All this, because someone is going to profit or is doing so as we speak. We don't deserve what we have. This behaviour is incomparable with any wild animal. We are the primitive ones.
Simon Kwan 8 years ago
This is heart breaking. I can't imagine if this was my son. I hope that he escapes further harm. Also hoping his parents are ok
Glynis Lailann 8 years ago
What sort of legacy are we leaving for future generations to come? These innocent people did not ask for war to happen. It is the hot heads and power hungry politicians that are the cause of these tragedies. For these people stuck in the cross-fire it has become a way of life which is not right.
Daria B 8 years ago
What have you done so far? Are you not part of this world? I understand your anger, I too feel so so bad even thinking about sceneries like this, but let's not generalise with meaningless too big words and mediocre comments.
Load More Replies... Lea Wheeler 8 years ago
The saddest picture that the press had a field day with was the little drowned toddler. Once again we didn't get a full report, the parents weren't refugees, they had been living and working in Turkey for four years. It was the father's conceit that killed the child. He risked putting his family on an unsafe, old boat so, according to reports from various sources, because he wanted to get to Canada for the free health care, to get a nose job. Instead, he lost his whole family.
Jake taylor 8 years ago
do muslims always have to take this kind of photos so that the civilized world know what they are dying every day by the bombs of the "civilized nations"? i mean last night they killed 14 children in a hospital but there is no photo os that's ok but this is not ok.
Over Opinionated 8 years ago
That's because you're AN A*****E!!! Grow a heart
Load More Replies... Daria B 8 years ago
From a "bible" that was modified to create horror and hate, better say. I'm no Islamist, but I do believe Islam is not a violent religion. Remember in your history classes about the times when Europe was heavily repressed by Catholic governments who also led "holy wars" abroad? Sadly, something similar seeems to be happening with Islam now. In Catholocism it's not that Jesus taught hate, enslavement and mass murdering, but the leaders modified or misinterpreted lots of things in a way to suit their violent politics. I dunno that much about Islam, but from the basics I know, and from the words of some mouslim colleagues, that is my conclusion.
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