Sunday, July 6, 2025
ADVT 
Interesting

New Photos Emerge Of Omran Daqneesh, The Boy Who Became A Symbol Of Aleppo's Suffering

Darpan News Desk IANS, 06 Jun, 2017 01:27 PM
  • New Photos Emerge Of Omran Daqneesh, The Boy Who Became A Symbol Of Aleppo's Suffering

A photograph of the wounded boy, sitting blankly and alone in the back of an ambulance after an airstrike, was circulated worldwide last August, highlighting the suffering of civilians in besieged east Aleppo.

 

A young Syrian boy, whose stunned image covered in dust and blood became an iconic symbol of suffering in Aleppo, has appeared in new footage posted by a pro-Syrian government television presenter.

 

Omran Daqneesh and his father appeared in a video clip, apparently still living in Aleppo telling the reporter, Kinana Allouche, he didn’t want to leave Syria.

 

A photograph of the wounded boy, sitting blankly and alone in the back of an ambulance after an airstrike, was circulated worldwide last August, highlighting the suffering of civilians in besieged east Aleppo. His older brother, Ali, died from his wounds after the attack.

 

 

Daqneesh’s father told the reporter his son was in good health in Aleppo - now under the control of President Bashar al-Assad’s forces. He said he had cut his son’s hair and changed his name to protect him from being kidnapped and accused rebels of intimidating the family.

 

It was not clear whether the family had been coerced into taking part in the short video posted on Facebook, the first time the boy had been seen publicly since he was wounded.

 

However, Valerie Szybala from the Syria Institute, an independent research organisation focused on Syria, said the family was unlikely to have been speaking freely.

 

“They are under government control now and this is a government that we know arrests and tortures anyone that speaks out against it ... to me the situation seems to suggest this is probably coerced,” Szybala told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

 

 

Rebel resistance in Aleppo ended last December after years of fighting and months of bitter siege and bombardment that culminated in a bloody retreat, as insurgents agreed to withdraw in a ceasefire.

 

Syria’s civil war, which erupted in 2011 has killed an estimated 465,000 people.

MORE Interesting ARTICLES

Indian-American Student Pranay Varada Wins National Geographic Bee Contest

Indian-American Student Pranay Varada Wins National Geographic Bee Contest
Pranay Varada, the 14-year-old Indian-American student, has won the prestigious USD 50,000 National Geographic Bee competition

Indian-American Student Pranay Varada Wins National Geographic Bee Contest

Of Patiala Pegs And American Whiskey: Cocktails To Savour

Of Patiala Pegs And American Whiskey: Cocktails To Savour
Fresh ginger juice mixed with lime juice, orgeat syrup, pineapple juice and Tennessee whiskey, shaken well with lots of crushed ice and what you have in hand is a great "Ginger Baker" drink served in a martini glass.

Of Patiala Pegs And American Whiskey: Cocktails To Savour

MasterChef 2017: Pakistani-Kashmiri Recipes Win MasterChef For Saliha Ahmed

MasterChef 2017: Pakistani-Kashmiri Recipes Win MasterChef For Saliha Ahmed
Trolls targeted the doctor’s Pakistini heritage and fusion cooking style

MasterChef 2017: Pakistani-Kashmiri Recipes Win MasterChef For Saliha Ahmed

Chandigarh's Once-Beautiful Sukhna Lake Goes Dry, Shrunk by 57%

Chandigarh's Once-Beautiful Sukhna Lake Goes Dry, Shrunk by 57%
  In just under six decades, the area under water of the scenic lake, which has the Kasauli Hills and lower Himalayas in the backdrop, has shrunk by nearly 57 per cent.

Chandigarh's Once-Beautiful Sukhna Lake Goes Dry, Shrunk by 57%

Why Steve Jobs Didn't Let His Kids Use iPads And Other Digital Dangers

Why Steve Jobs Didn't Let His Kids Use iPads And Other Digital Dangers
Brimming with wit and insight, this book is required reading for all, especially the section described in it -- provided they can abandon their digital preoccupations that long.

Why Steve Jobs Didn't Let His Kids Use iPads And Other Digital Dangers

WATCH: Commuter Runs Along Moving Train With Finger Stuck Between Doors

WATCH: Commuter Runs Along Moving Train With Finger Stuck Between Doors
The Commuter Managed To Yank His Finger Out In Time. No Injury Was Reported.

WATCH: Commuter Runs Along Moving Train With Finger Stuck Between Doors