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Islam receives treatment after an airstrike kills members of her family. (Photo credit: Save the Syrian Children) Islam was at home when the bombs from the planes hit. After the first airstrike, her house collapsed on her and her family. Pinned under the rubble, she recalls hearing her mother screaming in agony – also under heavy debris. More airstrikes targeting the community followed. As her throat filled with dust, Islam realized her mother was no longer screaming. Although she survived the airstrike, she later learned that her mother had perished. The rescue of Islam as posted by Save the Syrian Children, here. Mohammed’s Story Four-year-old Mohammed was playing on the street, as children do. Suddenly he and his brother heard the blaring sound of sirens alerting them of incoming Russian and Syrian regime airplanes. Mohammed and his brother made the fateful decision to carry on their games outside. Not long...