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...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Satellite images show Jindayris devastation
By David GrittenBBC News
Satellite images of a Small Town in north-western Syria show the extent of the devastation wrought by last week's earthquake.
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".
Some 200 buildings were completely destroyed by the 7. 8-magnitude earthquake that struck nearby southern Turkey on 6 February.
The While Helmets say 517 bodies have been pulled from the rubble there, though another 813 injured survivors have been found alive.
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The deaths represent almost a quarter of the total reported across the region, where 90% of the 4. 6 million population were in need of humanitarian assistance even before the disaster.
Jindayris has also been The Scene of several remarkable rescues carried out the White Helmets and The Town 's residents.
One dramatic video filmed hours after the earthquake showed, still connected to her Dead Mother by her umbilical cord. Her father, four siblings and aunt also did not survive.
Drone footage of Jindayris posted by the White Helmets a week ago showed that such rescues were the result of hundreds of people searching through the rubble, often with just their bare hands.
The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.However, the White Helmets have complained that their operations have been hampered by the failure of the UN and The International community to deliver any Heavy Machinery or other specialist equipment they requested.
The Group 's chief, Raed al-Salah, also warned on Tuesday that The Search for survivors in the north-west was about to come to a close.
" The indications we have are that there are not any [survivors], but We Are trying to do our final checks and on all sites, " he told Reuters news Agency .
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The outlook is similar in government-controlled areas, where the health ministry has reported 1,414 deaths.
The UN has said 7,400 buildings have been completely or partially destroyed across Syria, and that a total of 8. 8 million people have been affected.
The earthquake hit as humanitarian needs were at their highest level since the country's Civil War started almost 12 years ago. It also happened during the coldest period of the year and in The Middle of a cholera outbreak.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
