Seven White Helmets shot dead during dawn raid in Syria
Source: The Independent
Seven paramedics from the White Helmets rescue organisation in Syria have been shot dead during a raid by unknown gunmen in the province of Idlib.
The massacre has sparked a manhunt and speculation as to who carried out the killings at the volunteer group's base in the rebel-controlled village of Sarmin.
The victims' bodies were left sprawled across the floor of their operations centre after being shot through the head at close range.
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The White Helmets, also known as Syria Civil Defence, search for survivors in the rubble of bombed buildings.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/white-helmets-seven-paramedics-shot-dead-idlib-province-sarmin-rebel-oscar-netflix-documentary-syria-a7890191.html
underpants
(182,879 posts)Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)aquamarina
(1,865 posts)I watched a documentary on this group not to long ago. They are true heros.
bucolic_frolic
(43,287 posts)when they are exterminating the good
snacker
(3,619 posts)Heroes.
Eugene
(61,948 posts)Source: Associated Press
1 hour ago
BEIRUT (AP) The Latest on the developments in the Syrian civil war (all times local):
9:50 p.m.
The U.S. State Department says it is saddened and horrified by the news of the killing of seven Syrian first responders in their base in the countrys rebel-held Idlib Province.
Spokesperson Heather Nauert condemned the killings in a statement released Sunday.
The Syrian Civil Defense, popularly known as the White Helmets, has been applauded globally for braving air strikes and artillery fire to rescue civilians in Syrias unforgiving war zones.
Dozens of its first responders have been killed in the line of duty. But seven were killed in their sleep early morning Saturday in Sarmin, Idlib. It was not immediately lear who was behind the killings.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/c705e755118743a3803e20d8beb537fe/The-Latest:-US-condemns-killing-of-7-White-Helmets-in-Syria