Syrian Civil Defence

• Trudeau and Israel’s Netanyahu discussed evacuation of White Helmets

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed plans to evacuate the White Helmets from Syria prior to a rescue mission carried out overnight by the Israeli military.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2018
  
• Canada to resettle some of Syria’s White Helmets after overnight rescue from advancing regime forces

  Roughly 800 Syrian citizens associated with the volunteer humanitarian group were rescued overnight and are set to be resettled in Canada and other Western countries.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2018
  
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• Oscar-winning White Helmets ‘not happy to do what we do,’ wants Syrian ‘massacres’ to stop

  The head of the Syrian search-and-rescue group featured in the harrowing Oscar-winning Netflix documentary "The White Helmets" said on Monday he hopes the award will serve as an inspiration his volunteers to keep up their mission in the war-torn country.

  Entertainment

  Feb 27, 2017
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• Aleppo evacuation begins as residents are shuttled out in ambulances, buses

  Plans to evacuate on Wednesday were scuttled when the area erupted in violence, raising the haunting possibility that all-out war could consume the city again.

  World

  Dec 15, 2016
• ‘It’s like hell’: Winnipeggers watch as family and friends struggle back home in Aleppo

  Winnipeg families cling to hope that loved ones left behind in Aleppo survive the siege.

  World

  Dec 14, 2016
• Aleppo evacuation back on track, will end years of fighting

  Syrian rebel officials said a ceasefire deal for Aleppo was back on track, and its implementation, including evacuations from the last rebel-held areas of the city would begin "within hours."

  World

  Dec 14, 2016
• How Canadians can help people in Aleppo

  As the world watches in horror as the devastating civil war continues, here are several things ordinary Canadians can do to help:

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2016
• Evacuation plans threatened as Aleppo ceasefire collapses

  A cease-fire deal between rebels and the Syrian government in the city of Allepo foundered on Wednesday.

  World

  Dec 14, 2016
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• Syrian president says victory in Aleppo won’t end the war

  President Bashar Assad said Thursday that Syrian forces' victory in the battle for Aleppo will be a "big gain" for his government but that it will not end the country's civil war.

  World

  Dec 8, 2016
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• Dozens more killed as intense bombing continues in Aleppo

  An intensive day of bombing in Syria's besieged rebel-held Aleppo city left at least 25 people dead, including five children.

  World

  Oct 12, 2016