Syrians Are Covering One Eye In Solidarity With A Baby Who Lost His Mother And His Eye In A Bomb
Posted on December 19, 2017, at 8:44 p.m.
Rose Troup Buchanan
BuzzFeed News Reporter
Two-month-old Karim was injured during a Syrian government bombardment in East Ghouta, just outside of the country's capital.
This is Karim. When he was just two months old, the baby was seriously injured during a bombardment, as part of the ongoing civil war in Syria.
The Oct. 29 bombing in the Hammuria neighborhood of of East Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, the country's capital, destroyed Karim's home and killed his mother. He's now being cared for by his brothers, the oldest of whom is just 11 years old, and their father.
Amer Almohibany, a freelance photographer who works in Damascus, spotted Karim in early December and the sight of the child left an impact.
"I was very touched by this sad story. Even after I left Karim [he] did not leave my memory," he told BuzzFeed News via Twitter DM. "When I returned to the house stood in front of the mirror and covered my eyes with my hand and tried to live that experience."
Two weeks later, Karim was still on Almohibany's mind. He photographed his son with one eye covered to invite the world to sympathize with the plight of the Syrian children still living under daily shelling.
"My son a 3.5 year old, is in solidarity with the child Karim," he wrote in his tweet sharing the photo.
Soon many other Syrians and their children also tweeted pictures in support of Karim, using the hashtag #SolidarityWithKarim.
My little brother Muhammad appears his solidarity with Karim and says, "We children hate war and hate #Assad who is…
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Firas Abdullah (@firasabdullah_) Mon Dec 18 15:33:04 +0000 2017
We stand in #SolidarityWithKarim #BreakGhoutaSiege #Ghouta #Syria
Noor And Alaa (@Noor_and_Alaa) Mon Dec 18 14:29:19 +0000 2017
هادي العبدالله Hadi
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@HadiAlabdallah
I'm in solidarity with karim a syrian child two month-old, lost his eye and broke the skull of his head and lost his mother when they came under artillery bombardment of the Assad regime on the EasternGhouta
He lives alone without a mother.#SolidarityWithKarim
Join our campaign pic.twitter.com/pRTXaCCaqt
هادي العبدالله Hadi
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@HadiAlabdallah
Syrian children stand in solidarity with Karim, who lost his eye and had his skull broken by Assad regime shelling on his home in Eastern Ghouta. His mother was also killed by the same attack. #SolidarityWithKarim pic.twitter.com/TavgAkyQzf
3:22 PM - Dec 18, 2017
The White Helmets, also known as the Syria Civil Defense, also tweeted their support. The group has worked throughout the war, rescuing people from the rubble left behind from airstrikes and bombings.
Majd khalaf
@majdkhalaf1993
I'm in #solidaritywithkarim a syrian child two month-old, lost his eye and broke the skull of his head and lost his mother when they came under artillery bombardment of the Assad regime on the EasternGhouta
He lives alone without a mother.#SolidarityWithKarim
1:22 PM - Dec 18, 2017
As did UOSSM, the Union Of Medical Relief Organizations, which supports doctors in Syria.
UOSSM Canada
@uossmCan
@uossmCan is in solidarity with Karim, A two-month-old Syrian Child who lost his eye, severely damaged his skull and lost his mother when they came under artillery bombardment in #EasternGhouta. #SolidarityWithKarim #SaveEastGhouta
2:03 AM - Dec 19, 2017
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Around 400,000 civilians live in East Ghouta, which has been under siege by government forces since 2012.
Bassam Khabieh / Reuters
Fighting in the area has intensified since mid-November, with international aid organizations warning of mounting civilian casualties as the siege reaches "critical point" for those trapped inside. Many of those still in the area are facing severe food and medicine shortages, with supplies unable to reach the besieged area.
"Ordinary people are once again trapped in a situation where life slowly becomes impossible," Robert Mardini, the International Red Cross' Middle East director, said in a statement on Monday.
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