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This 7-yr-old girl live-tweeting from the battlefield will move you

7-year-old Bana Alabed is live-tweeting from the Syrian War and the images are as heartbreaking, and they are disturbing.

 

Amidst the rubble, fighting and the bombs dropping from the sky, a 7 year old girl is finding refuge in her mother's arms and most recently, on Twitter.

Since September, Bana has been tweeting about the war through her eyes, giving a fresh perspective to the war which has lasted for over 5 years.

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Speaking with Mashable via Twitter Direct Messages, Bana says she learned English from her mum, a teacher who was studying Law at the University.

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She also spoke about a major problem; food and water shortages.  "There's no food. The rice and pasta we stored are running out. Water is dirty and there's shortage too. Good water is damaged," she said.

When they asked her why her mum remained in Aleppo, she said "Aleppo is our city".

Her last tweet as at the time of writing this read;

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