Canada to Syrian White Helmets

Canada is preparing to welcome a group of Syrian White Helmets rescuers, officials said on Friday, without specifying when they will be resettled.

"The international group of international allies, Canada is working to resettle a group of White Helmets and their families after they had to flee Syria, a result of the Syrian regime and its backer, Russia," Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, said in a joint statement.

"As first responders, the White Helmets have witnessed first-hand some of the most appalling crimes committed by the murdered Assad regime." Canada has supported the work of the White Helmets by helping them to expand, train more volunteers, train more women and save more lives, "they said, referring to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

In July, following the evacuation of 400 White Helmets from Syria to Israel and Jordan, Canada announced that it was ready to accommodate 50 of them and their families, for a total potential of 250 people.

Jordan said Wednesday a group of 279 Syrian Rescue Workers in Western Countries.

Founded in 2013, the Syrian Civil Defense, or White Helmets, is a network of first responders who are rescued from the aftermath of air strikes, shelling or blasts in rebel-held territory.

Founded in 2013, the Syrian Civil Defense, or White Helmets, is a network of first responders who are rescued from the aftermath of air strikes, shelling or blasts in rebel-held territory