
New pictures have emerged of Omran Daqneesh, the young Syrian boy who became a symbol of civilian suffering in the city of Aleppo last year. A bloodied Omran was filmed after what activists said was an air strike on a rebel enclave that killed his brother. On Sunday, he was photographed at his new home in the city, which is now under full government control. In interviews with pro-government journalists, Omran's father complained that he had been used as "propaganda". Mohammed Daqneesh told a reporter from Iran's Al-Alam TV that the Syrian opposition and international media had wanted to use Omran to attack President Bashar al-Assad. "They wanted to trade in his blood and published his photos," he added. Mr Daqneesh said he had been sitting with his then five-year-old son when their home was…