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 ...

The return of the White Helmets, an emergency response force funded by western governments, has become an emblem of some of the dramatic changes that have swept Syria since Assad was toppled by ...

The Trump administration has terminated a majority of its funding for a key Syrian civil and humanitarian organization, the White Helmets, according to internal documents and the organization. The ...

Pro- and anti-Assad forces each held different areas of the ancient city ... first ambassador to Syria since 2012. That’s all high politics to the thinly stretched White Helmets members working ...

the Syrian Civil Defense said Sunday. The paramedic group known as the White Helmets said it worked overnight, searching through debris and recovered 16 bodies, including five women and five ...

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 ...