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Every day, White Helmets volunteers risk their lives in their humanitarian work and efforts to protect and support their communities. Over the years, we have tragically lost 309 volunteers, most of whom were victims of double-tap strikes by the Syrian regime and Russia. These
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A true miracle...the sounds of joy embrace the sky... joy beyond belief.
An entire family was rescued from under the rubble of their house this afternoon, Tuesday, February 7, in the village of Bisnia, west of
#Idlib
.
#Syria
#earthquake
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For the 6th day, baby Mohammed continues to receive treatments by the medical teams in
#Idlib
. He showed slight improvement today. His sister is suffering from malnutrition also & will be transferred tomorrow for check-up. Please keep Muhammad & his family in your prayers.
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NW
#Syria
in a state of catastrophe after 7.8 magnitude
#earthquake
. Destruction, devastation, and collapse of buildings. Hundreds of injuries, dozens of deaths, many trapped under the rubble or stranded in the winter cold. We call on the international community to take action.
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In this moment we serve as a reminder that humanity will always prevail and defy dictatorship. We will not kneel.
#saveAleppo
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The child Abdul Hakim was given a 2nd chance at life... Scenes show the moments of his rescue from under the rubble of his destroyed house in the town of Armanaz, west of
#Idlib
, on Feb 6 after the devastating devastating
#earthquake
that struck northwestern
#Syria
.
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The screams of starving baby Mohammed yesterday were unbearable. He is the latest victim of the regime/Russian campaign of horror with bombing and aid being restricted from
#Syria
. Muhammad is now receiving medical care yet disaster and famine still threaten millions of Syrians.
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A short break for a volunteer of The White Helmets after 70+ hours of non stop search and rescue work in the village of Azmarin, Tuesday, February 8.
#Syria
#earthquake
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Miracles are repeated and voices embrace the sky again.
Moments filled with joy as the child Karam was rescued from the ruins of a destroyed house in the village of Armanaz in the countryside of
#Idlib
,
#Syria
on the first day of the
#earthquake
.
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Children receive most of the medical services provided by our
#WhiteHelmets
women in their centers. The volunteers provide integral psychological support to the children in addition to the medical services as it is so very needed.
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There is no total number of casualties in Besieged
#Aleppo
today, all streets & destroyed buildings are full with dead bodies. It's hell.
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Once again, another miracle….. a child rescued after more than 40 hours of being trapped under the rubble of her house in the city of
#Salqin
in the countryside of
#Idlib
,
#Syria
yesterday, February 7.
#SyriaEarthquake
#earthquake
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We can't believe the world's most powerful countries can't get 100.000 civilians to safety that is 4 KM away!
#SaveAleppo
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A father begs his daughter to be well... He promises her toys and a new dress... He promises her a story every day before bed... In these moments he sees nothing but his daughter, who suffered fractures and bruises along with her 3 brothers after the collapse of the wall of their
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To save one life is to save all of humanity...
During the rescue of a family from under the rubble yesterday, Tuesday, February 7, in the village of Bisnia, west of
#Idlib
,
#Syria
.
#earthquake
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Little Mohamad doesn't know his dad's a hero or that he spends long hours every day at the service of Syrians, protecting & providing for them. He only knows that it's fun to try on Dad's jacket & play. White Helmet Safwat is one of our dedicated, hardworking volunteers in
#Idlib
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With calm and care, the
#WhiteHelmets
rescue worker spoke to Lily to soothe her as he successfully extracted her from the debris of her home in the city of Salqin, located to the west of
#Idlib
, on Monday evening.
#Syria
#earthquake
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Forced military displacement leaving millions of Syrians in inhospitable camps leads to a host of dangers and difficulties. Today thousands of children suffer from the spread of leishmania in N.
#Syria
. Our teams work with the available capabilities providing necessary treatment.
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With great sorrow we mourn the loss of 4 White Helmets volunteers and their families who were among the victims of the devastating
#earthquake
that struck NW
#Syria
on February 6.
Our condolences to their families & to our Syrian people.
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When "The White Helmets" was announced a winner of the academy award, our team in Ariha, Idleb was rescuing a child. And that's the real win
بالتزامن مع إعلان جائزة الأوسكار،فرق الإنقاذ تواصل بحثها عن مدنيين مفقودين تحت الأنقاض في أريحا بريف إدلب،وتتمكن من إنقاذ طفل على قيد الحياة
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Volunteer Muhammad and his colleagues reached Aref and stayed with him until the were able to rescue him from under the rubble of his destroyed house in the village of Shallakh in the eastern countryside of
#Idlib
,
#Syria
on the first day of the
#earthquake
.
-February 6, 2023.
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Entire families in shelters gassed to death in
#Douma
#EastGhouta
hiding in their cellars, suffocated from the poisonous gas bringing the initial death toll to more than 40.
@SyriaCivilDefe
is still in the process of rescue and recovery.
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A message from Syrians to the people of Ukraine and to the world
#StandWithUkraine
#Ukriane
#WhiteHelmets
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We still hear the cries for help from those trapped under the rubble. Many of our own families and neighbours have not survived. Thousands in
#Syria
are dead. Thousands more are missing. Please help us in our response by donating.
#Earthquake
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We are humbled that ‘Last Men in Aleppo’ is nominated for an Oscar tonight. We are thinking of Khaled Harah, the main character, who was martyred during filming and the other 223 volunteers who have been killed in the line of duty.
#Oscars
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The atrocities perpetrated against
#Syria
'n children by regime and Russian are in the numbers. On
#InternationalDayofInnocentChildrenVictimsofAggression
we demand accountability for these statistics.
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Nomination 4
@NobelPrize
= recognition of bravery of all Syr civilians and rescue workers worldwide
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You may have seen the video of
#Sham
rescued from under the rubble. Today, we visited her and were heartbroken to see her in critical condition. We learned that she will have to lose her legs. Our thoughts are with Sham and all the children affected by the
#earthquake
in
#Syria
.
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From under the rubble there were those who were looking for hope for life, and we answered the call.
A child was rescued from among the rubble in the town of Azmarin in the western countryside of
#Idlib
, on the evening of Tuesday, February 7.
#Syria
#earthquake
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"He's fine! He's fine!"
#WhiteHelmets
Volunteer Alaa overjoyed as volunteers rescued a child from the ruins of their quake-damaged home in Atmeh, northern
#Idlib
.
#Syria
#earthquakes
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Mourning the loss of our hero Ibrahim, killed after his team was targeted on their way to rescue civilians in
#Aleppo
city. RIP Ibrahim.
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Catastrophe in
#Syria
amidst already catastrophic conditions. The Syrian people are at their limit. Hundreds of dead/injured, hundreds still trapped under rubble, suffocating & in need of help. Response teams are spread thin. We need international community to take urgent action.
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Syrian civilians are wholly dependent on the array of medical services, vaccinations, testing, and health counseling provided by our White Helmet ladies. With the regime destruction of their health care facilities, the SCD is an essential aspect of daily living for these people.
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A message from our White Helmet Manal, to the families of the victims who lost their lives under torture, and the families of the detainees, and to the international community.
#NotHostages
#Syria
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There has been non-stop shelling and bombardment on the villages and towns of southern
#Idlib
, since morning following the military escalation campaign that targeted the area yesterday. A man and a child have been killed yesterday. while 6 other civilians were wounded.
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Our
#WhiteHelmets
teams continue their preventive operations against the
#CoronaVirus
in
#Syria
, where the teams continue with the disinfection campaigns and provide preventive guidance to civilians, especially in the IDP camps and shelters and civilian facilities.
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A little boy was rescued alive, pulled from the rubble after warplanes bombed his home in
#Erbin
town in besieged
#EasternGhouta
yesterday.
#SaveGhouta
.
#Syria
March 6th
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Happy New Year World. May it bring peace to all Syria.
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We're grateful for the outpouring of support from all around the globe. Thank you to all who have donated through our website,
@gofundme
, social media & who have sent us messages of support.
You are saving lives with us! Much more work awaits us, we can't do this without you.
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Scenes from the rescue of a man, his wife and their child, alive, from under the rubble in the city of Sarmada, north of
#Idlib
, after the
#earthquake
in NW
#Syria
, today, Monday, February 6.
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Few days ago he was one of the rescuers providing help. Now he is a victim.
Heartbreaking scenes for White Helmets volunteers retrieving their colleague’s body out from under the debris after his home collapsed in the
#earthquake
. Rest in peace Mahmoud Sharif.
#Syria
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White Helmets volunteer Faisal Raslan was helping to recover a body from the rubble when a concrete slab fell, the iron skewer injuring his eyes. His situation has improved. The effects of the earthquake are severe, but Faisal remains dedicated to his work.
#Syria
#earthquake
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Dalaa and Bara'a are two girls who spent hours under the rubble of their destroyed home in the city of Jandiris, north of
#Aleppo
. Our teams arrived and rescued them yesterday, Wednesday, February 8th.
#Syria
#earthquake
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We hear children crying, we hear calls for help, but we just can't do anything. We're being bombed continuously.
#SaveAleppo
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Her name is Mira. Two months old, She survived the Russian airstrikes yesterday on a shelter for the displaced families in
#MaaratMasrin
,
#Idlib
but her family members did not. She is alone and forever scarred. The attack killed 16 people including 7 women and 2 children
#Syria
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"O Sham, you are our Sham..."
The melody of life under the rubble...
#WhiteHelmets
Volunteers sing for the child Sham who was trapped under the rubble of her house in Armanaz, near
#Idlib
,
#Syria
during her rescue operation yesterday evening, Tuesday, February 7.
#earthquake
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Amidst the sorrowful crowd, a heart full of pain and a tear-streaked faced. Volunteer Muhammad and his team have been working tirelessly during a search and rescue mission in Azmarin, west of
#Idlib
on Wednesday, February.
#Syria
#earthquake
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"The sight of the notebooks broke my heart... My thoughts turned to my own children. I didn't pause for a moment as I searched. Our hope was to find a child, woman, or father and reunite them with their family. "
-Volunteer Muhammad,
#Jindires
,
#Aleppo
#Syria
#earthquake
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51+ Were killed & 150+ were injured after
#Aleppo
city was targeted with 150+ Airstrikes & 1200+ artillery shells today.
#StandWithAleppo
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Jo Cox was taken from us a year ago. She lived her life defending the rights of others.
#MoreInCommon
@MrBrendanCox
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We are at a critical point... Time is running out, hundreds of families are still stuck under the rubble. Every second means saving a life. 75+ hours after the
#earthquake
, our teams continue search operations amid great difficulties & need for heavy machinery to remove rubble.
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Tears of joy and cheers for life. With each case of rescue, we rise again motivated.
Rescuing a child from the ruins of the earthquake in the city of Jenderes, north of
#Aleppo
, yesterday, Wednesday, February 8.
#Earthquake
#Syria
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10 years ago, journalist Marie Colvin was murdered by the Assad regime while reporting on the siege of Homs in Syria. Today, we pay tribute to Marie's dedication to searching for the truth, bearing witness, and uplifting the voices of the people.
#WorldPressFreedomDay
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+100,000 civilians are packed into a tiny area. Bombing + shelling relentless. Casualties unimaginable. Bodies lie where they fell.
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Mourning the loss of our hero Hassan. He was killed & 3 other volunteers injured in a double tap artillery bombardment in
#Douma
RIP Hassan.
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"When I rescue a child from under the rubble I feel like he is my son" This was his last word.. Our fallen hero Khaled Herah.. The young man who passed away and left behind a great legacy of morality & principles of sacrifice for the lives of people.
#WhiteHelmets
#Syria
#Aleppo
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White Helmets announce official mourning throughout Syria. We will fly flags at half mast for 7 days, starting today, Feb 13 to mourn the victims of the
#earthquake
in
#Syria
&
#Turkey
. We declare Feb 6 an annual national day of mourning to commemorate the memory of the victims.
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1/2- "After the earthquake, I was consumed by fear. Although I had made it out alive, I had no news of my sister who was nowhere to be found. I lost my mother and other sisters in the past & it weighs on me, but I rallied my colleagues to join in the search and rescue efforts. "
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While the rest of the world praises its
#doctors
, for the past nine years, Russia and regime forces have strived to kill and arrest doctors in
#Syria
and destroy their medical hospitals. We will never forget the hundreds of doctors who gave their lives for us.
#DoctorsDay
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Volunteers Muhammad and Safwat embrace in joy after successfully rescuing 2 children, Bayan and Ahmed, from under the rubble after more than 60 hours of continuous work in the town of Meles, west of
#Idlib
, yesterday, February 8.
#Syria
#earthquake
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We have learned with shock and sadness the news of the death of
@lemesurierjames
, founder and director of the humanitarian organization
@MaydayRescue
, early on Monday at his home in Tophane in Istanbul, Turkey. Mayday is one of the institutions supporting the White Helmets.
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The exact moment
#WhiteHelmets
teams were targeted with cluster bombs & artillery shells while they were rescuing the wounded & extinguishing the fire following Russian raids on the outskirts of
#Khan_Sheikhoun
city. Two White Helmets in the video were badly injured. 7/9/2018
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Tragically, today we lost Baby Muhammad. Brought back from the brink of starvation, he seemed to be making daily improvements. Sadly, his little body took a turn for the worst and he passed away despite all efforts from the medical team. We thank you for your prayers for him.
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From the dark corners of the earth under the rubble, to the light of life, our teams managed to save a child from under the destroyed buildings in the town of Jenderes, north of
#Aleppo
, yesterday, Wednesday, February 8.
#Syria
#earthquake
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Saving a life doesn't change the world, but for that person, the world changes forever.
#AleppoBurning
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“It's a huge catastrophe. I felt helpless, we got the woman from under the rubble only to find her dead. The same had been the case for thousands of women and children."
Volunteer Fatima, during her work on the field in Harem,
#Idlib
, Harem .
#earthquake
#Syria
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"You came into the world together and now you leave it together." With these heartbroken words this father said goodbye to his twin daughters and their brother today, all three of them murdered in Regime attacks in
#Ariha
city. 11 civilians were killed. and 20 others injured.
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Exhaustion from 70+ hours of rescue response to the
#earthquake
.
Volunteer Volunteer Hassan Tohme was hoping to reach a child & family while they were alive.
Scene from the removal of a family from under the rubble of their house in Armanaz,
#Idlib
,
#Syria
yesterday, Feb 8.
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“By God, I will not leave from here until I we get you out of here.”
Dialogue under the rubble, during the rescue of a family in the village of Ramadiyeh, west of
#Idlib
, on the first day of the
#earthquake
in
#Syria
on February 6.
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🚨
#Earthquake
in Syria: What is the United Nations waiting for?
A call to sign an urgent petition calling on UN Secretary-General António Guterres to ensure the use of all crossings into NW
#Syria
and to provide aid and equipment.
SIGN THE PETITION:
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The first moments of the response to Russian airstrikes that targeted a vegetable and fruit market on the outskirts of Jisr al-Shughour, west of
#Idlib
, today, killing 9 civilians and injuring 30.
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Another Video showing cases of suffocation among civilians, mostly children and women, following the chemical attack against the civilians in
#Douma
city.
#AssadHitsDoumaWithChemicals
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Congratulations to the people and President of Columbia. We sincerely wish them peace.
@NobelPrize
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"We were able to rescue Moaz and his mother alive from under the rubble of their house more than 40 hours after the
#earthquake
Sarmada. Unfortunately, he lost his father and sister. Today we were with him in the hospital checking on his health."
-Volunteers Mohammed and Hussein
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Rescuing an 8-year-old child from under the rubble in the city of Jenderes, north of
#Aleppo
, and taking him to the hospital on February 8th.
#Syria
#earthquake
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We still hear the cries and moans of those trapped under the rubble asking for help, thousands of victims and thousands of missing people. Please help in our response to save more lives by donating via the link.
#Syria
#earthquake
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"Daddy.. Daddy, please let me see him!" These desperate words burned our hearts from the children of our fallen hero, Othman, after we lost him yesterday when regime warplanes targeted his team during their humanitarian duty to save civilians in
#Idlib
countryside.
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Despite the enormity of the disaster, we held onto hope as we searched tirelessly for the trapped bodies of those who lost their homes in the city
#Harem
, west of
#Idlib
. On Thursday, Feb 9th, our teams worked tirelessly to recover the remains of the victims.
#earthquake
#Syria
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We are saddened to see Ukraine being victims of a litany of violations that have pushed the boundaries of what is acceptable in international law.
White Helmets statement of solidarity with Ukrainians
To read the full statement:
#WhiteHelmets
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Remember the boy we rescued yesterday?
Here he is ... safe and sound
Another
#life
...saved.
#WhiteHelmets
#Syria
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In this small grave and under the sounds of bombing, we buried little Mohammed yesterday, who was killed along with a White Helmet volunteer after being targeted with barrel bombs. With this terrible scene, we bid farewell to 2019, one of the bloodiest years
#Syria
has known.
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