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These photos are not from besieged Aqierbat

These photos are not from besieged Aqierbat

Ahmad Primo Ahmad Primo   Wednesday 23rd August 2017

Ahmad Primo Ahmad Primo   Wednesday 23rd August 2017

Social media pages and personal accounts shared photos showing killed children and displaced civilians, publishers said these photos are from Aqierbat area in north Hama under ISIS control and lately besieged by Assad forces.

The first photo show women and children in the wild sitting next to their baggage while smoke rises from behind.

This photo was taken by photojournalist Feriq Derec for Andolu Agency on 18 October 2016, according to the agency description this photo was taken in al-Qayara town which was taken by Iraqi army and show civilians coming from ISIS-held areas in Mosul to the town.

Second photo showing 5 dead children next to each other on white cloth
After a search turns out these photos are shared on Internet since 2015 on Yemeni websites of Yemeni kids were killed in Saudi-led coalition airstrike, Verify-Sy couldn’t confirm the claims or identify the place and date

The third photo showing displaced women and children sitting in school class and behind them a board with paint on it.

During search turns out this photo was taken by photo/grapher Bilal Khaled on 18 July 2014 for Anadolu agency in Gaza Strip in Palestine showing displaced civilians from Khan Yonus flee due to Israeli military operation “Protective Edge” according to the agency description.

Worth to mention Aqierbat area in west Hama held by ISIS where thousands live but lately besieged by regime and activists warn of terrible situations of besieged civilians there
 

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