At least one volunteer from the Syrian Civil Defense (SCD), known as ‘White Helmets’ allegedly died this Tuesday after an attack missiles Syrian Army against a vehicle belonging to the organizationcarrying out a rescue mission in areas subject to artillery fire.
“The tragic scene of the rescue of the body of volunteer Abdul Basset Ahmed Abdul Jaleq, who was martyred in the double attack today, when the regime forces attacked the vehicle of a rescue team wearing a ‘white helmet’ with guided missile While the delegation was examining the areas exposed to artillery in the southeast of the city of Atareb, west of Aleppo, the ‘white helmets’ shared on their Twitter account. Operating only in rebel-controlled areas, SCD is an organization of several thousand volunteers, founded in 2013 and declared with the aim of conducting rescue efforts in the context of the war in the country.
The ‘White Helmets’ have been harshly criticized by the governments of Syria and Russia. They see them linked to “terrorist groups” those involved in the conflict.