Campaigners cover eye in solidarity with wounded Syrian baby

Photos of a Syrian baby who lost an eye and suffered severe head injuries in a reported government attack have sparked a solidarity campaign on social media.

Karim, who is only two months old, was hurt when artillery shells struck a market in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area on the outskirts of Damascus on 29 October. His mother was killed in the incident.

Home to an estimated 400,000 people, towns and villages in the Eastern Ghouta have been under siege by government forces since 2013.

But despite the area being designated a "de-escalation zone", hostilities have intensified in recent weeks.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said on Monday, that the situation in the area had reached a "critical point", with life "slowly becoming impossible".
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