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...
Syria war: Drone attack on military academy kills 100, monitor says
By David GrittenBBC News
A drone attack on a Syrian Military Academy in Homs has killed More Than 100 people, a monitoring group says.
Ten civilians were among those who died when drones carrying explosives targeted a Graduation Ceremony attended by cadets' families, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
The army blamed " terrorist groups backed by known international forces".
There was no immediate claim from The Rebels and jihadists battling the government in the country's Civil War .
The Drone attack is believed to have been launched from opposition-held areas north-west of Homs.
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.
Syria's state news agency, Sana, quoted a statement from The General Command of The Armed Forces as saying that several drones carrying explosives targeted the Homs Military Academy just after the afternoon Graduation Ceremony had ended.
" The aggression resulted in the death of several civilians and Military Personnel [and] in addition The Injury of dozens of The Invited families, as well as several participating students, " it added, without giving any figures.
The Statement said The Armed forces " considers this act an unprecedented criminal one, and affirms that it will respond with Full Force and determination to these terrorist groups wherever they are".
A Man who had earlier helped Set Up decorations at The Site said: " After The Ceremony , people went down to The Courtyard and The Explosives hit. We don't know where it came from, and corpses littered the ground. "
A graphic video of The Aftermath of The Attack showed dozens of casualties and their relatives screaming for help inside a large, walled Parade Ground . Gunfire can also be heard in the background.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based monitoring group that has a network of sources on the ground, said most of those killed were cadets and that a child and Four Women were among the civilian fatalities.
Another 125 people were injured, many of them seriously, it added.
The SOHR also reported that Syria's Defence Minister attended the Graduation Ceremony but left minutes before The Attack .
A security source in a regional alliance backing the government told Reuters that at least 66 people were killed.
In a separate development In Syria on Thursday, at least 10 people were reportedly killed in Turkish drone strikes in a Kurdish-controlled region of north-eastern Syria that were prompted by a bomb attack in Ankara claimed by Kurdish militants.
The SOHR said 17 sites were targeted, including facilities affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed, Kurdish-led militia alliance, as well as a Power Station in Qamishli, a water station near Hassakeh and an oil field.
The US military also shot down an armed Turkish drone that was operating near its troops In Syria , a US official told Reuters.
More Than half A Million people have been killed by the Civil War that erupted after President Bashar al-Assad cracked down violently on peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations in 2011.
Some 6. 8 million people are internally displaced, while another 6 million are refugees or asylum-seekers abroad.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
