Bana Al-Abed

• 7-year-old refugee who chronicled Aleppo horrors asks Donald Trump to ‘save the children’

  A seven-year-old girl who made headlines for her depiction of the siege of Aleppo on Twitter has issued an open letter asking Donald Trump to "save the children and people of Syria."

  Politics

  Jan 25, 2017
  
• Bana Alabed, Syrian girl with viral Twitter account, safely evacuated from Aleppo

  The girl, along with her mother Fatemah, were among the thousands of people evacuated by buses and ambulances out of besieged eastern Aleppo as part of the ceasefire deal reached late last week to clear the city and hand it over to government control.

  World

  Dec 19, 2016
  
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• Aleppo residents share horrifying messages as reports of executions emerge

  On Tuesday, the UN human rights office said it had received reports that at least 82 civilians were killed “on the spot” as pro-government forces close in on capturing remaining neighbourhoods in Aleppo.

  World

  Dec 13, 2016
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• Some claim 7-year-old Syrian girl’s Twitter account is fake ‘propaganda’ tool

  Some pro-Syrian supporters are busy trying to dispel the young girl's alarming tweets, claiming the account is fake or that her mother, Fatemah, is using her for propaganda reasons.

  World

  Dec 6, 2016
• Syrian girl’s Twitter account back online: ‘Every minute feels like death’

  The Twitter account of Bana al-Abed, the 7-year-old girl living in besieged Aleppo, Syria, is back online after disappearing Sunday following an alarming tweet.

  World

  Dec 5, 2016
• Turkey, Russia agree ceasefire needed to ‘end the tragedy’ in Syria: Turkish official

  Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Thursday his country and Russia want a cease-fire in Syria, where the two nations support opposing camps in the conflict.

  World

  Dec 1, 2016
• Syrian girl with viral Twitter account trapped in Aleppo, family worried army will target them

  The mother of seven-year-old Bana Al-abed, a Syrian girl with a viral Twitter account, made an emotional plea for help Wednesday, claiming their family had received death threats.

  World

  Nov 30, 2016
• At least 21 dead after barrage on housing area in Aleppo

  A barrage of artillery fire struck a housing area for displaced residents in rebel-held eastern Aleppo Wednesday, killing at least 21 civilians.

  World

  Nov 30, 2016
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• 7-year-old Syrian girl with viral Twitter account says ‘goodbye’ after her home is bombed

  "Last message - under heavy bombardments now, can't be alive anymore. When we die, keep talking for 200,000 still inside. BYE."

  World

  Nov 28, 2016
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• J.K. Rowling sends ‘Harry Potter’ ebooks to tweeting Syrian girl living in Aleppo

  A seven-year-old Syrian girl, living with the horrors of the war in Aleppo, has been granted her wish of being able to read the Harry Potter series.

  Entertainment

  Nov 23, 2016