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HATAY, TURKEY - APRIL 02: Young icons of resistance during the plight suffered by civilians victim of regime attacks in Syria’s besieged Eastern Ghouta district have started a new life in Turkey. Baby Karim, who inspired a campaign of support in Turkey after he lost one of his eyes as well as his mother in a regime artillery strike arrived in Turkey's border province of Hatay on Sunday. He was accompanied by two sisters Alaa and Noor who have been providing a voice to eastern Ghouta’s children and their pains through their joint Twitter account. The children were dressed by the Turkish Red Crescent and went through physical examinations at the hospital. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Shams Alkhateeb, the mother of Noor and Alaa, said they had lived under siege for seven years, deprived of basic material necessities. "We were deprived of food, water, medicine, and education. Our children were afraid of bombs and clashes. We had to live underground," she said. Expressing her appreciation for Turkey, she said they had gotten intense support from the Turkish Red Crescent. Following their arrival, the sisters tweeted about their journey, addressing the Turkish president. "We forgot some of our fear. We are safe away from bombing and warplanes. We hope to see the children of Syria live in peace and safety," the girls said Monday in their Twitter account. The sisters were influenced by seven-year-old Twitter activist Bana al-Abed, who captured the world’s attention two years ago with her Twitter posts from Syria’s war-torn city of Aleppo. In their Twitter posts, Alaa and Noor shared stories and photos of their daily lives in regime-besieged eastern Ghouta. Assisted by their mother, an English teacher, the sisters frequently issued appeals for the end of the crippling blockade plaguing eastern Ghouta.