Activists have launched a campaign in support of a Syrian infant who lost an eye and had his skull crushed in two separate Assad regime attacks on his besieged hometown near Damascus.
Karim was first wounded in late October when artillery shells struck a market in Hammouria, in opposition-held eastern Ghouta, killing his mother. The same attack killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child, and a third woman.
Ten days later, after the weeks-old baby was discharged from a hospital, shrapnel tore through the roof of his house. A volunteer rescuer, who goes by the name Abu Loay, said Karim was unconscious when he picked him up. As he rushed to the hospital, which is only a few hundred meters (yards) away, another shell hit, blocking their way. Abu Loay then drove Karim to another hospital.
In a series of images posted on social media, residents of eastern Ghouta and sympathizers posted picture of themselves covering one eye, in tribute to the now three-month-old infant.
“#BabyKarim I see you” and “#EasternGhouta siege must end,” became Twitter trends on Monday.
Activists have launched a campaign in support of a Syrian infant who lost an eye and had his skull crushed in two separate Assad regime attacks on his besieged hometown near Damascus.
Karim was first wounded in late October when artillery shells struck a market in Hammouria, in opposition-held eastern Ghouta, killing his mother. The same attack killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child, and a third woman.
Ten days later, after the weeks-old baby was discharged from a hospital, shrapnel tore through the roof of his house. A volunteer rescuer, who goes by the name Abu Loay, said Karim was unconscious when he picked him up. As he rushed to the hospital, which is only a few hundred meters (yards) away, another shell hit, blocking their way. Abu Loay then drove Karim to another hospital.
In a series of images posted on social media, residents of eastern Ghouta and sympathizers posted picture of themselves covering one eye, in tribute to the now three-month-old infant.
“#BabyKarim I see you” and “#EasternGhouta siege must end,” became Twitter trends on Monday.
