Hundreds of rescuers have gone to Syria – News

During a covert operation, Israel brought more than 400 people to Jordan – 98 members of the White Helmets and 324 of their loved ones – via the Golan Heights. The evacuation was made following a request from the United States and the countries of Europe.

The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns evacuation as a "criminal act" and claims that white helmets are a facade of terrorists, reports the Syrian press agency Sana [19659005]. reaction "

White helmets are a civil defense force of the opposition that acted in rebel-held areas during the war in Syria, and there are still about 400 left in southern Syria. said one of them to the AFP news agency He is asking for help around the world

The fact that some members of the White Helmets are gone and that d & # 39; 39 others left us hurts more than he helped us. "The evacuation from yesterday through Israel has only worsened things. </ P> <p> Now we fear the Russia's regime and reaction, says Cesar, 23.

When he contacted the White Helmets leadership a few days ago, he was told that it was too late to be evacuated

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According to a statement from the White Helmets, its members and buildings were particularly vulnerable to shelling by government forces and of their allies. In the past, members of the White Helmets were able to evacuate in buses to rebel – controlled areas in other areas when government forces emerged, but during the offensive in the Southwest it was not possible to escape. There was no guarantee of free housing for auxiliary workers. , according to the statement. Therefore, the international evacuation was necessary

"It was the only option for our detained volunteers who would otherwise have been arrested or killed by the regime and its Russian allies."

According to the Jordanian news agency Petra, Britain, Germany and Canada offered to receive rescuers and their families within three months.