Thanks to the devastating civil war in Syria, hundreds of thousands have died dead and millions have been forced to flee their homes.

 

That’s why these photos of Syrian children holding pictures of Pokémon characters are so heartbreaking.

 

The images, published on Facebook, show the saddened children looking into the camera holding images of Pokémon characters with the words: “I am here, come save me.”

 

The poignant photos were published by the Revolutionary Forces of Syria Media Office (RFS), an outlet aiming to spread the messages of Syrians against Bashar al-Assad’s presidential regime.

 

A spokesperson for the RFS said: "We want to raise awareness and draw attention to the plight of Syrian children in besieged areas and the suffering of Syrian people who are attacked and killed by the Assad regime and its allies."

 

Below are just a selection of the touching images that have been viewed thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter, where one user aptly described it as “the Pokémon game you have not seen before…”

 

In the signs, the children reveal their names and locations

 

 

This one is beyond heartbreaking

 

 

Here they are clubbing together

 

 

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