A journalist looks at a montage by a Syrian artist, using the international frenzy over the Pokemon Go game to draw new attention to the battle-scarred country, in Beirut on July 22, 2016. Characters from the wildly popular smartphone app are placed into news photographs of scenes from the conflict in Syria, which is now in its sixth year and has killed more than 280,000 people. / AFP PHOTO / JOSEPH EID
BEIRUT: A sad-eyed Pikachu Pokémon Go character sits amidst the rubble on a Syrian street, while a Charizard dragon from the smash hit game is perched alongside gun-toting jihadists.
The striking montages are the work of Syrian Khaled Akil, who is one of several activists and artists using the international frenzy over Pokémon Go to draw new attention to the plight of their battle-scarred country.
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