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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
279 White Helmets leave Jordan to resettle in West
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJordan says a group of 279 Syrian rescue workers has left the kingdom for resettlement in Western countries three months after they were evacuated from Israel.
The Jordanian foreign ministry says the White Helmet rescuers will be resettled in Britain, Canada and Germany.
Founded in 2013, the Syria Civil Defense, or White Helmets, is a network of first responders who rescue wounded in the aftermath of air strikes, shelling or blasts in rebel-held territory.
The kingdom announced in July it had received 422 White Helmet rescuers and their relatives after they were evacuated from Syria’s south ahead of advancing government troops.
The group had been ferried to Israel from its war-torn neighbor and foe Syria and then taken on to Jordan.
— with AFP
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