Syria Civil Defense — also known as the White Helmets — consists of around 3,000 volunteers who put their lives on the line to keep civilians safe from perilous attacks and harmful destruction.

They were part of the Syrian civil defence group known as the White Helmets, which had operated in rebel-held areas during the civil war. After the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ...

White Helmet teams were conducting around 30 response calls a day at the height of the attacks When violence broke out in Syria's coastal area recently, including mass killings of civilians ...