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The regime and Russian bombing left thousands of unexploded ordnance in agricultural and residential areas, posing a serious threat to civilians' lives. The #WhiteHelmets UXO teams do their best to remove these objects and rid the people of their deadly hazards.
A 15-year-old child was killed, & another was injured when an explosive object of war remnants detonated while they were grazing sheep in Ein Al-Hamra village in #Idlib countryside today. The #WhiteHelmets teams took the injured child to the nearest hospital to receive treatment.
A statement from the #WhiteHelmets on the kidnapping of volunteers during their humanitarian work in #Idlib countryside yesterday, by a group of unidentified armed men.
"Ali Al-Shaar" lost the ability to move by a regime attack which also forced him to flee his village in Jabal Al-Zawiya, #Idlib, but he still enjoys playing & having fun despite his suffering & trauma. Ali visits a #WhiteHelmets women's center, where volunteers monitor his health
On this day last year, an entire family was killed by regime airstrikes while they were on the road after being displaced from their home in the #Aleppo countryside. Those responsible for this and other massacres must be held accountable and brought to justice. #WhiteHelmets
In January, our teams responded to 87 violations by the regime and Russia. These attacks killed 3 civilians, including a woman, and injured 3 others.
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Since early this morning, intense & continuous shelling by the regime targeted Jabal Al-Zawiya, #Idlib. Over 80 artillery shells targeted civilian homes causing significant material damage. #WhiteHelmets teams inspected targeted areas & ensured there were no civilian casualties.
The #WhiteHelmets are taking advantage of better weather conditions to double their efforts to help civilians in northern #Syria after the rainstorm that struck the region early this week.
"My son, do not be sad or cry ... Wipe your tears." Like yesterday a year ago, due to airstrikes by the Assad regime on their home in Sarmin, east of #Idlib, the father lost most of his family members. Those were cruel moments but also full of patience. #WhiteHelmets
Today, two people were seriously injured when Russian warplanes targeted a mountainous area near Qurqania, north of #Idlib. The #WhiteHelmets teams rescued the wounded and inspected the place to secure it and protect civilians.
One person was killed & four were injured in a car bomb explosion in the industrial city of Al-Bab, #Aleppo today. #WhiteHelmets teams arrived at the scene, retrieved the body, extinguished the fire, removed the aftermath of the explosion, & secured the place to protect civilians
Two children were injured by a missile attack that targeted a car parked outside their house in Al Ziyadia village in the Al-Ghab Plain, in #Hamah.
Over one million Syrians lead an impossible life in the IDP camps in northern #Syria & are impatiently waiting to return to their homes from which Russia & the regime displaced them from. Rima & Sabah stand on their ruined tent after a storm hit their camp in #Idlib.
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An explosive device exploded in a car in Jisr Al-Shughour, west of Idlib, this morning. A #WhiteHelmets team immediately rushed to the scene to extinguish the fire from the explosion, inspect the location, and ensure there were no casualties.
The damage caused by the recent rainstorm wasn't limited to IDP camps in northern #Syria but extended to cities & towns with weak infrastructure. The #WhiteHelmets are removing mud & draining rainwater pools, to facilitate the movement of civilians & alleviate their suffering.
For the second day, the #WhiteHelmets continue their response in affected IDP camps in northern #Syria; our teams are taking advantage of the storm's partial calm to assist families whose tents were flooded and destroyed in over 58 informal camps.
#MuddyCamps
Statistics showing the extent of damage caused by the rainstorm accompanied by strong winds last night in the IDP camps of northern #Syria, to which the #WhiteHelmets responded to ease the suffering of the affected civilians.
12 people were killed, & 29 others were wounded, in two successive car bomb explosions that hit two towns in northern Aleppo countryside today. This comes less than 24 hours after an explosion hit Afrin city killing 8 and injuring 27. #WhiteHelmets have responded to the incidents
30 IDP camps in northern #Syria were damaged by torrential rains & strong winds last night. Over 150 tents were destroyed, 35 of which uprooted by strong winds, & over 350 tents were partially damaged. Around 450 families have been directly affected. #WhiteHelmets are responding.
Civilian casualties fell in a car bomb explosion this afternoon, in the city of Azaz, north of #Aleppo. The #WhitHelmets teams are on the scene carrying out search and rescue operations and extinguishing the fires caused by the explosion.
#WhiteHelmets new little friend "Abd al-Salam" lives in a camp in Jisr Al-Shughour. He was displaced with his family from Jabal Al-Zawiya in #Idlib by the regime & Russia. He signaled to the photographer & later beamed at his pictures. His laughter shows hope for a better life.
Five people were killed, including three children and an unidentified person, & 29 others, including nine children, were injured this afternoon in a car bomb explosion in #Afrin, north of #Aleppo. #WhiteHelmets teams were on the scene rescuing the victims & extinguishing fires.
Some photos of the #WhiteHelmets operation to rescue a feisty cat which climbed and got stranded on a high electricity pole in #Idlib city in northern #Syria two days ago.
A year has passed since a painful night in Ariha city, #Idlib, in which Russian warplanes killed 14 civilians and wounded more than 50 others. When will justice be served and the criminals held accountable?
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A feisty cat was rescued by the #WhiteHelmets this morning in the city of Idlib, after being stuck on a high electricity pole. Compassion and humanity are not only about helping humans; they also mean caring for and saving animals' lives.
On this day last year, the Assad regime and its Russian ally took control of Ma`arat al-Nu`man, south of #Idlib, after they destroyed the city and committed dozens of massacres against its people. But the hope to return & hold the regime accountable for its crimes is still alive.
With the start of a new atmospheric depression, the #WhiteHelmets have been responding in several camps in northern #Syria, laying gravel for roads and digging channels for water drainage. Our teams continue to provide their services all over northwestern #Syria.
On this day last year, the #WhiteHelmets lost another hero, volunteer Othman Al-Othman who was killed by a regime airstrike that targeted his team as they were rescuing civilians in #Idlib. Today we remember him, & the other 287 volunteers we lost in our struggle to save Syrians.
Unexploded remnants of war pose a constant threat to civilian lives in north-western #Syria. The #WhiteHelmets UXO teams specialized in surveying and removing unexploded ordnance have intensified their work. Today, they destroyed an unexploded shell in a village in rural #Aleppo
#WhiteHelmets women teams raise awareness by distributing brochures & holding sessions about protection methods against the cold. Children suffering from shortness of breath during the recent frost wave receive nebulization sessions to relieve chest pain in northern #Idlib
#WhiteHelmets women volunteers provide medical services in IDP camps in north-western Syria. Our volunteers within the centers also provide services such as dressing wounds & burns, blood pressure, & blood sugar measurement, & echocardiography & pregnancy monitoring.
The decrease in #COVID-19 casualties in northern #Syria doesn't mean the threat of the pandemic has disappeared. We must continue with preventive measures, social distancing, and wearing masks. The #WhiteHelmets continue to sterilize public facilities & camps, & raise awareness.
Judi was displaced from her home by the #Syrian Regime and Russia. She said, “I hope to return to my house and school and see my friends, but I can’t go as long as there are warplanes; I am so scared of warplanes since they bombarded our neighborhood in Ma`arat al-Nu`man”.
Within that symbol lies that last stronghold of humanitarian values in #Syria. Where the symbol and jacket and helmet carry their dad, he enters the good fight to save and support his fellow Syrians. One day they will be very proud.
Issa and Youssef, two little brothers dress up like Dad, Abdulsalam. They are too young to understand the challenges he faces. To the boys, he is just dad. The symbol they wear bears words they cannot read. The #WhiteHelmets.
As part of our continuous service provision, the #WhiteHelmets teams continue their operations to remove the rubble from the main roads in some cities and towns near #Ariha in the south of #Idlib, with the purpose of helping returning civilians and supporting their stability.
On #InternationalDayOfEducation, while the world is striving in every way to support children to obtain their education, millions of children in #Syria remain deprived of their right to education because of the war and the military campaigns of the regime and Russia.
The direct attacks of Russia and regime on schools have always been the biggest obstacle to the continuation of education in #Syria. #WhiteHelmets have documented during the past two years more than 133 attacks on schools, have caused many casualties among students and teachers.
Even though the rainstorm ended, the #WhiteHelmets continue their emergency operations in the IDP camps in northern #Syria. In addition to providing service operations and assistance to civilians after more than 3200 families in over 225 camps have been affected. #MuddyCamps
On #InternationalDayOfEducation, we celebrate all the heroic teachers who struggle and sacrifice their lives to continue the education process for children in #Syria, despite the long years of war and unjustified attacks that have always targeted schools directly.
Despite living over a year away from his home, ten-year-old Abdulwahab draws his house in #Idlib & remembers its finest details. He is all hope to return home with his family who were displaced due to shelling & now living in an IDP camp in northern #Syria. #MuddyCamps
On #WorldEducationDay we reflect not only on the stolen education of our #Syria'n children but their stolen potential. More than 450 children lost their lives in 2019 to Russia and the regime attacks in 2019, while more than 133 children were killed in 2020 despite the ceasefire.
On #InternationalDayOfEducation, a smile shows gratitude for learning despite the student's makeshift classroom in this N. #Syria'n camp. For many children in the world education is a luxury. Today we honor the Syrian teachers for their dedication & the students for commitment.
Two huge fires were extinguished by the #WhiteHelmets firefighter teams today in #Syria, one of them broke out in a civilian house and another in a fuel shop in northwestern #Idlib. The teams managed to control the fires without recording any casualties.
A White Helmet is interrupted in his campaign of posting corona education posters in #Syria by a feisty feline. She is not so worried about coronavirus but she appreciates a quick snuggle before going on her way again.
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