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Last Call from Aleppo

In besieged East Aleppo a terrified mother of three makes one last desperate phone call to 成人快手 reporter Mike Thomson. Silence followed. What happened to Om Modar?

On December the 14th last year the 成人快手's Mike Thomson awoke to a desperate voicemail message. It came from a frightened mother of three in besieged East Aleppo. Head teacher, Om Modar, who had been in regular contact with Mike, was pleading for help. Syrian government forces were closing in on the rebel-held area and bombs were falling around the shelter she shared with dozens of petrified children.

Her voice, crackling with fear, said: 鈥淧lease, please help us get out of Aleppo by safe corridor鈥..we are terrified鈥..please help us.鈥

That was the last Mike heard from Om. Months of silence followed. Finally, he became convinced she was dead. Then out of the blue came a two-line text. It revealed the fate of Om Modar and led Mike to near the Syrian border.

(Photo: Children play on burn-out bus during brief ceasefire in East Aleppo)

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Sun 6 Aug 2017 04:32GMT

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  • Thu 3 Aug 2017 12:32GMT
  • Thu 3 Aug 2017 21:06GMT
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