A Child's Voice in the Ruins of Aleppo
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A Child's Voice in the Ruins of Aleppo

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Through a Twitter account her mother managed, Bana al-Abed — barely old enough to read — became the most recognised individual face of eastern Aleppo's final siege. Her story encapsulates how social media transformed witness testimony in the Syria conflict, and the debates that transformation sparked.

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The First Tweet — 'I'm Reading Even Though Warplanes Are Bombing'

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Evacuation — 'Aleppo Is Falling. I'm Waiting for Death'

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