White Helmets
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| Volunteers | 3,000 (with monthly stipend) |
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| Founders | James Le Mesurier |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Head | Raed Salah |
| Purpose | Civil defense |
| Number of volunteers | 3,000 (with monthly stipend) |
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| ID | 2606845 |
About White Helmets
The White Helmets, officially known as Syria Civil Defence, is a volunteer organisation that operates in parts of opposition-controlled Syria and in Turkey.
Syria war: Drone attack on military academy kills 100, monitor says
... Later, first responders from the White Helmets reported that five civilians had been killed in intense government artillery and missile strikes on several cities, towns and villages in the opposition stronghold of Idlib province...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Satellite images show Jindayris devastation
... The head of the White Helmets group, which has been leading the rescue effort in the opposition-held region, described the situation in Jindayris as catastrophic, with " terrifying scenes" and " destruction everywhere"...
Syria earthquake baby Aya moved amid kidnap fears
... The White Helmets, whose volunteer first responders have been leading the search and rescue effort in opposition-held areas, say 517 bodies have been pulled from the rubble there...
King Charles hears emotional pleas for Turkey-Syria earthquake aid
... Mr Al-Asmar, who works with the White Helmets emergency relief group, was originally from Syria, but his family had been living across the border in Turkey when they were lost in the earthquake...
No tents, no aid, nothing: Why some Syrians feel forgotten
... The Syrian Civil Defence Force - also known as the White Helmets - which operates in opposition-held areas, did what they could with pickaxes and crowbars...
Turkey earthquake rescue continues almost 150 hours on: 'You are a miracle'
... The Syrian Civil Defence Force, or White Helmets, which operates in in rebel-held areas of the country, has told the BBC that the group s search efforts are winding down...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: UK aid is reaching Syria, minister says
... The government also said it would give £3m in extra funding to aid the White Helmets, a volunteer organisation that operates in parts of Syria and in Turkey...
Turkey earthquake rescue efforts disrupted by security concerns
... Ismail al Abdullah of the Syrian Civil Defence Force, or White Helmets, which operates in rebel-held areas, told the BBC s Quentin Sommerville that the organisation had stopped searching for survivors...
