Syria girl blogger, 7, appeals to Trump

AFP, ISTANBUL: Seven-year-old Syrian girl Bana al-Abed, who came to international attention with her tweets giving a tragic account of the war in Aleppo, has written an open letter to new US President Donald Trump.
In her letter Bana, who was evacuated from the besieged city to Turkey in December, appealed to Trump to help the children of Syria, the BBC reported Tuesday.
“I am part of the Syrian children who suffered from the Syrian war,” she wrote, according to a transcript of the letter her mother sent to the BBC.
She told Trump her school in Aleppo was destroyed by the bombing and some of her friends had died.
“Right now in Turkey, I can go out and enjoy. I can go to school although I didn’t yet. That is why peace is important for everyone including you.

 

Syria girl blogger, 7, appeals to Trump

AFP, ISTANBUL: Seven-year-old Syrian girl Bana al-Abed, who came to international attention with her tweets giving a tragic account of the war in Aleppo, has written an open letter to new US President Donald Trump. In her letter Bana, who was evacuated from the besieged city to Turkey in December, appealed to Trump to help the children of Syria, the BBC reported Tuesday. I am part of the Syrian children who suffered from the Syrian war, she wrote, according to a transcript of the letter her mother sent to the BBC. She told Trump her school in Aleppo was destroyed by the bombing and some of her friends had died. Right now in Turkey, I can go out and enjoy. I can go to school although I didnt yet. That is why peace is important for everyone including you.