Syrian baby with facial wounds gets treatment in Turkey

A two-year-old Syrian baby named Kasim Kahveci from Eastern Ghouta, whose face was ruined in an attack by Assad regime forces, arrived in Turkey on Wednesday to receive medical treatment, according to Turkish Red Crescent official.

The official, Kadir Akgunduz, said the badly-scarred baby had arrived with his mother, father and grandfather, and was taken to a government hospital in southern Hatay province.

On Sunday, two siblings Noor and Ala, and baby Karim also arrived in Turkey to get medical treatment.

Since Feb. 19, more than 1,400 people have been killed in attacks by the regime and its allies in Eastern Ghouta, according to local civil defense sources.

Home to some 400,000 residents, the district has remained under a crippling regime siege for the last five years, which has prevented the delivery of badly-needed humanitarian supplies.

Syria has been locked in a devastating conflict since early 2011 when the regime cracked down on demonstrators with unexpected ferocity.

According to UN officials, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in the conflict to date.