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July 22 (Reuters) - Syrian opposition groups have taken advantage of a global Pokemon craze to draw the world's attention to the plight of children caught up in the country's five-year civil war.<br><br>Photographs of children in besieged Syrian towns holding pictures of Pokemon characters and appealing for help were published by the Syrian National Coalition, an alliance of Western-backed activist and rebel groups.<br><br>Their [http://www.googledailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?hlsel=ensite&glsearchPhrase=us&tbm=nws&q=alliance&gs_l=news alliancerelease release] of Western-backed activist and rebel groups.<br><br>Their release is an attempt to capitalize on the success of "Pokemon GO", which challenges players on smartphones to go to real-world locations to capture the cuddly monsters using the phone's camera.<br><br>"If you are looking for a Pokemon you can find it in Syria," the coalition said on Twitter through their communications arm, the Revolutionary Forces of Syria Media Office.<br><br>Many Syrians feel the world is ignoring a conflict which has killed more than a quarter of a million people, displaced half the population, and left hundreds of thousands trapped by either government or rebel forces.<br><br>One photograph of a child with the Pokemon character "Pikachu" reads, "I am trapped in Douma in east Ghouta. Help me."<br><br>Douma is a suburb of Damascus besieged by government forces. Bombardments are a daily occurrence there and in the surrounding neighbourhoods, which hold tens of thousands of civilians according to the United Nations.<br><br>Rebel fighters have also besieged government-held towns in the north of the country, and have fired rockets and mortars into government-controlled neighbourhoods of Aleppo and the capital Damascus. (Reporting by [http://www.ourmidland.com/search/?q=Reuters Reuters ] TV)<br><br>If you adored liked this post article and also you would certainly like to obtain additional details relating to more info about [http://wwwvacay.iam-freelance.com Gratuit PokeCoinsrentals/author/chauncs592/ Pokemon GO free download] kindly see visit our web own site.