--- description: The older brother of Omran Daqneesh has died from injuries sustained in the airstrike that hit his family's home in Aleppo on Wednesday title: Brother of Aleppo Boy in Ambulance Dies image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda0cf84a6e5b814b/6988a315196cf41b3403ce98/omran-daqneesh-ali-dead.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Syria](/tag/syria/) ## Syria Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Brother of Aleppo Boy in Ambulance Dies  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 3:49 AM CUTPublished: Aug 20, 2016 8:14 PM CUT  Five-year-old Syrian boy Omran Daqneesh sits alone in the back of the ambulance after he sustained injuries during an airstrike targeting the Qaterji neighborhood of Aleppo on Aug. 17, 2016. Five-year-old Syrian boy Omran Daqneesh sits alone in the back of the ambulance after he sustained injuries during an airstrike targeting the Qaterji neighborhood of Aleppo on Aug. 17, 2016.Mahmoud Rslan—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 3:49 AM CUTPublished: Aug 20, 2016 8:14 PM CUT The older brother of Omran Daqneesh—the [5-year-old Syrian boy](http://time.com/4457335/syrian-ambulance-boy-omran-daqneesh-fine/ "undefined") who appeared, shocked and bleeding, in a photo that circulated around the world this week—has died from injuries sustained in the airstrike that hit his family’s home in Aleppo on Wednesday. Ali Daqneesh, 10, died after suffering internal bleeding and organ damage, [Reuters reported](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-boy-idUSKCN10V0OY?il=0 "undefined"), citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and a witness who was present at the time of his death. The Aleppo Media Center, an anti-government activist organization in Syria, confirmed in an email that Ali died Saturday morning. The group said his sister and mother are still in the hospital, recovering from injuries sustained in the airstrike. **Read more:** [The Boy in the Ambulance](http://time.com/4456905/aleppo-syria-boy-ambulance/ "undefined") Omran Daqneesh was pulled from the rubble after the explosion, and [rescuers said](http://time.com/4457335/syrian-ambulance-boy-omran-daqneesh-fine/ "undefined") he was briefly hospitalized but doing well. 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