White helmets

US assassinates ISIS leader in Syria Maher al-Agal - CENTCOM

"This strike reaffirms CENTCOM's steadfast commitment to the region and the enduring defeat of ISIS.”

AN ISIS fighter uses his phone to  lm a military parade in Syria’s northern Raqqa province in 2014
White Helmets of the Syrian Civil Defense in Kafrowaid, a village near Idlib in Syria

Driven from home, White Helmet rescuers start over in north Syria

A FIGHTER from the Free Syrian Army is seen in the Yadouda area in Dera’a.

Syrian regime cracks down on former rebel areas near Golan

A Syrian rebel fires at forces loyal to Bashar Assad in Idlib, Syria

Wave of air strikes, shelling hits Syria's rebel-held bastion


Canada: Israel's role in rescuing White Helmet volunteers 'indispensable'

Without Israel "there was no way to save their lives" says Canada's Deputy Head of Mission Anthony Hinton

Members of the Civil Defence, also known as the 'White Helmets', are seen inspecting the damage at a Roman ruin site in Daraa, Syria December 23, 2017

Report: Hundreds of White Helmets and families stranded in southern Syria

This is likely because single men could travel more easily to get around regime checkpoints, than groups of families and hundreds of people.

An Israeli solider hands out water on a bus, during the Syria Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, extraction from the Golan Heights

White Helmets fail to acknowledge Israel's part in their rescue from Syria

The statement did not mention Israel once.

Israel Rescues White Helmets from Syria July 22

France fails to acknowledge Israel's part in White Helmets' rescue

In the official statement of the French Foreign Ministry the word 'Israel' is not mentioned.

Members of the Civil Defence, also known as the 'White Helmets', are seen inspecting the damage at a Roman ruin site in Daraa, Syria December 23, 2017

Inside Israel's secret and unprecedented rescue of Syria's White Helmets

Washington and Western powers scrambled to coordinate the U.N., Israel and Jordan as crisis worsened on Golan and Syrian regime closed in.

White Helmets of the Syrian Civil Defense in Kafrowaid, a village near Idlib in Syria

Analysis: David’s Sling and the Syrian regime’s new normal

Increasingly frequent incidents in the Golan may be part of the end of the Syrian conflict, but could also herald a new normal of threats from Iran.

An Israeli soldier speaks over a megaphone to people which stand next to the border fence between Israel and Syria from its Syrian side as it is seen from the Golan Heights near the Israeli Syrian border July 17, 2018.

Damascus condemns White Helmet evacuation as 'criminal operation'

The Syrian government has previously accused the White Helmets of being part of a Western-sponsored terrorist organization.

Israel rescues Syrian White Helmets on July 22, 2018

Israel's position On Syria unchanged following 'White Helmets' operation

While superficially sensational, analysts highlight Jerusalem's limited role in the mission which they claim did not mark a departure from longstanding policies

Israel Rescues White Helmets from Syria July 22