The 7-year-old Syrian girl who became a social media sensation for tweeting from inside Aleppo, Syria was asking President Donald Trump's help. Bana Alabed wrote a letter to the new American president on behalf of the other children still suffering from the war in Syria.
In the letter, which has been distributed to different media outlets including Time, Bana explained that she's now safe in her new home in Turkey. She can play and could eventually go to school without worrying about getting bombed.
Yet Bana said there are still millions of children who need help in Syria. "They are suffering because of adult people," the 7-year-old wrote. So she was asking the U.S. president to "do something for the children of Syria because they are like your children and deserve peace like you."
The young girl also posted her letter on Twitter and tagged the president's personal account @realdonaldtrump. In exchange for the help, she told the president she will be his friend.
NBC News reports 4.8 million Syrians have left their motherland and 6.8 million have been displaced following a war between rebels and the government sparked five years ago. Many are seeking refuge in the U.S. but the Trump government has recently strengthened its stance against immigrants.
President Trump has signed an executive order on immigration that could include the blocking of refugees seeking asylum in America, New York Times reports. The president said America will help the Syrians by setting up "safe zones" in their own country so they won't have to leave Syria.
Meanwhile, the Syrian government and the rebels have been holding peace talks to settle this long-standing war. Russia, Turkey and Iran are helping in this truce, BBC reports.
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