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The Cat man of Aleppo, Mohammad Aljaleel, touched the hearts of millions, when his Sanctuary see featured in a BBC video in the year 2016 (at the top). He had left The City , when it fell to Syrian government forces, but he is back now - in an area in the vicinity - and the support of children and animals, reported by Diana Darke .

Just a few weeks after the video was shot, Mohammad Aljaleel (known to All as Alaa) watched helplessly as his Cat Sanctuary was first bombed, then with chlorine gassed during the intensive final phase of The Siege of Aleppo.

Most of his 180 cats were lost, or were killed. Like thousands of other civilians, he was trapped in The Eastern half of The City under continual bombardment by Russian and Syrian fighter jets.

As The Siege tightened, he was forced, by a district of Aleppo to The Other , the witness unimaginable scenes of devastation. While he continues to take care of The Few survivors of cats, and rescue, injured in the bombing for you, go to metro hospitals.

The evacuation of Eastern Aleppo in December 2016, When The City fell in December of 2016, he left in a convoy that was stuffed in his van full with injured people, and The Last six cats from The Sanctuary .

"I've always felt it is my duty and my pleasure to help you, the people and animals, if you need any help," says Alaa. "I believe that anyone who does this, she becomes the happiest person in The World , apart from the fact that happiness in his life. "

After a short recovery in Turkey, he smuggled back into Syria - and brings a Turkish Cat with him for Company - and established a New Cat Sanctuary , bigger and better than The First , in Kafr Naha, a village in the opposition-held countryside West of Aleppo.

About the same crowdfunding model used successfully in Eastern Aleppo, funds were. sent in by Cat lovers from around The World via Facebook and Twitter

But Alaa has always worked for the benefit of the community, as well as The Cats themselves.

In Aleppo, he and his team of helpers, generators, dug wells, and food bought hoarded. Even at The Height of the bombing, animal protection ran-to develop courses for kids, your empathy. They were also a Playground next to The Sanctuary , where the children could happen, to escape from the apocalyptic around you.

Alaa, and a Cat named Ernesto, The new Sanctuary was expanded, an orphanage, a kindergarten and a veterinary clinic. Alaa and his team as a small development agency, the provision of services, the government and the international aid organisations can't or won't. He is of the firm conviction that help the children to look after endangered animals teaches them the importance of kindness to All living beings, and helps to heal their own war traumas.

"children and animals are the big losers of the Syrian war," he says. "It is The Adults , the behavior is so often bad. "

Alaa rescues a child from the rubble in Aleppo in the year 2016 As a boy Growing Up in Aleppo, Alaa had always looked after cats, not incited his friends to do the same, although keep dogs and cats as Pets is common In Syria or the rest of the Arab world.

He started at the age of 13, as an electrician, but his hand turned to many other jobs - a painter, a decorator, an IT expert, a satellite dish installer... he traded a toy between Lebanon and Syria .

He worked hard, and he learned How To do things. "May the dust that used to say to the gold in their hands, Alaa," his mother.

His dream was to be a firefighter like his father and working in the search and rescue, but such jobs were only for those with connections, and The Connection was not through his father enough. So for years his applications were Rejected .

The Sanctuary 's veterinarian, Dr. Youssef "will, of course, true, I never wanted to have for A War to make my dream come make. I wish I would have been able to achieve these things without The Suffering I've seen," he says.

"God blessed me by, I help myself in a position where people by a rescue man, but in my worst nightmares I would never have thought A War like this for my people or for My Country , or even for a single animal. "

During The Siege in Aleppo, which he used to visit, both Christian and Muslim homes for the elderly, the distribution of food. Extremist groups such as al-Qaeda-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra blamed regularly for him, called him a Kafir, a disbeliever, but he continued regardless.

"Our Prophet Muhammad was good to everyone. He spoke with All the Christians and Jews. I believe in Moses, Jesus and Muhammad, because All of them had a noble goal. I Am a Muslim, but I'm not fanatical. I have just of the religion, everything that is good and I can learn things from," says Alaa.

in Spite of the difficulties he has endured, Alaa has always maintained a wicked sense of Humor. The new Sanctuary , a tabby by the name of Maxi , the Marketing king of the chief fundraisers is the tickets, "green kiss" in the form of dollars-on the Social Media accounts.

Maxi , the chief fundraiser Alaa is wearing a T-shirt with "Maxi 's written Slave", and is ticked off meals for Smoking too much or for not cooking gourmet. He admits his shortcomings. "We throw under Maxi 's authority as a ruler in his Kingdom. But also with Maxi -tour, it was not easy, for the launch of the new "Sanctuary ," he says.

This is an understatement. The rebel-held territory, where Alaa is now living, is a semi-lawless, and when powerful gangs realized that he tried to receive money for the animal shelter, they kidnap him. He was not bombed, but his life was still in danger.

as well As The Cats , the new Sanctuary dogs, monkeys, rabbits, a chicken that thinks it's a Cat , and an Arabian thoroughbred horse.

"There are so few pure-bred horses left In Syria now, that I grow worried about finding him a Mare to. I plan to play The Role of a traditional Syrian mother and try to find him a wife so that he can have children, and start building the population of thoroughbred horses In Syria again," says Alaa.

An injured Fox rescued by The Sanctuary . All The Animals have names, which awarded generally by Alaa. An aggressive black-and-white Cat that came to The Sanctuary , stole food and scares All The Other cats, the nickname al-Baghdadi, according to Iraqi leader of the Islamic state (IS).

"of course, that Cat was a million times better than the evil murderer al-Baghdadi, but this is the name that came to mind, because his presence in The Sanctuary coincided with The Arrival of the IS gangs in Aleppo," says Alaa.

. a rooster, acting like a Cat . A large ginger tomcat was born in a Trump-hairdo and The Orange President of The Sanctuary . A couple of quick acrobatic cats called Sukhoi 25 and Sukhoi 26 were fighter jets after Russian.

"they are old planes, but not effective enough for The Job required of them In Syria . We always knew when the Russians came to bomb us because of their very loud engine noise. We would scream: "Watch out! A Sukhoi is coming!'"

Alaa reputation In Syria has travelled far and wide, and the government is aware of its activities.

. and a resident bird of prey In 2017, it was indeed from the Magical world, the Zoo, South of Aleppo, to feed the urgently asked for his help, the neglected lions, tigers and Bears - what he also, in spite of the dangers of the trip, the participants handed over by Jabhat al-Nusra checkpoints. While there, he discovered that he had been recommended by the Syrian Ministry of agriculture.

"It was funny, that the Ministry knew of us and delivery was the responsibility for the zoo animals to us," he says. "The Magic of The World -Zoo-gave me a lot of headaches. "

Alaa was finally able to negotiate a solution to The Animals with a charity called Four paws, which is arranged for The Animals , which has not yet died, to be transported from Syria to new homes in Belgium, the Netherlands and Jordan.

One of the rescued tigers that are in transit through Turkey, In the new Sanctuary , he looks after 105 children, 85 of which are "orphans" (In Syria includes the word children, which have lost a support, as well as those who have lost both parents). Only 11 children actually sleep in The Orphanage in the presence of, because it is not finished yet, but All receive training, food and clothing, for the Alaa is charged 25 euros per month.

the greatest danger is The instability in the region. Clashes Break Out in regular intervals, how it is controlled, in the vicinity of The Border with the province of Idlib, the rebels groups that fight each other. No One knows what will happen next, and this part of Syria , and who will end up in the store.

"I fight to blame All parties equally, no matter who you are or why you say you fight for The Killing of civilians," says Alaa.

"We are building for our Company and my role in this re-create my Sanctuary for cats. Friendship between animals is a great thing and we should learn from them. I'll stay with you, no matter what happens.

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Source of news: bbc.com