Syrian boy whose picture shocked the world now looks fit, healthy and happy

The little boy whose bloodied body became a symbol of the horrors of the Syrian war has now been pictured looking healthy at home.

The photo of Omran Daqneesh, five, shocked the world when it showed him looking confused, covered in dust and blood, as the result of an air strike.

Tragically his ten-year-old brother Ali died as a result of the bombing but Omran is now fit and healthy and back at his home in Syria.

His family was interviewed by Lebanese TV station Al-Mayadeen, who are supporters of the Bashar al-Assad regime.

Journalist Kinana Allouche – who is also pro-Assad – tweeted a picture of herself to attack the media for their use of the photograph.

She wrote: “The child Omran, those who tried to shed Syrian blood misled the news that he was hit by the Syrian Arab Army.

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“Here he now lives in the Syrian state with its army, its leader and its people.”

Omran’s family are said to have refused to speak to the media since the photo first surfaced over fears they would be targeted by Assad supporters.

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