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How Syria’s White Helmets are avoiding regime strikes

The Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, are coming up with new ways to avoid regime and Russian airstrikes.
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ALEPPO, Syria — The Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, expressed condolences for the death of Zuhair Rajo, a White Helmets administrative volunteer who was killed July 29 by regime airstrikes on the town of Kafr Zeita in northern Hama.

This is not the first time that White Helmets volunteers are killed by the regime and its allies, either in airstrikes or field attacks, targeting their centers, vehicles and equipment.

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