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applegrove

(123,625 posts) Sun Jul 22, 2018, 08:32 PM Jul 2018

Canada to accept up to 250 Syrian White Helmet volunteers, family after dramatic escape

Murray Brewster at CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/syria-russia-white-helmet-1.4749380

"SNIP.......

There are fears that the volunteers will be killed once forces loyal to Assad retake southwest Syria.

"Sensitive" international negotiations to arrange their extraction have been underway since the NATO leaders summit in Brussels.

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Syria Civil Defence group, better known as the White Helmets, risk their lives scouring through rubble in Syria after bombings to find survivors. (Khalil Ashawi/Reuters)

An important part of those talks has involved how many of the volunteers' family members can be brought with them and the fear anyone left behind might be killed, said the sources.

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News report on cbc implied a quick security screening by canadian officials might be risky but they have promised Lebannon or Jordan that people will be processed quickly. I thought it was only the Russians and Syrians propaganda that White Helmits were terrorists? We've even seen such propaganda on our forums. I think it was DI.

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Canada to accept up to 250 Syrian White Helmet volunteers, family after dramatic escape (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2018 OP

This is fantastic True Dough Jul 2018 #1

Yes. What heroes. applegrove Jul 2018 #2

Where is the US effort in this conflict? - Where is the US humanitarian effort asiliveandbreathe Jul 2018 #3

US was there asking Israel to help out. You are not taking white hats applegrove Jul 2018 #4

True Dough

(20,915 posts)

1. This is fantastic

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jul 22, 2018, 08:38 PM

Jul 2018

These are people with courage under fire. They will undoubtedly make great contributions as Canadian citizens in everyday life. Welcome!

applegrove

(123,625 posts)

2. Yes. What heroes.

Reply to True Dough (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 22, 2018, 08:41 PM

Jul 2018

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)

3. Where is the US effort in this conflict? - Where is the US humanitarian effort

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jul 22, 2018, 09:47 PM

Jul 2018

Is this what we have become? - Devastating, embarrassing, total evil.....

applegrove

(123,625 posts)

4. US was there asking Israel to help out. You are not taking white hats

Reply to asiliveandbreathe (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 22, 2018, 10:03 PM

Jul 2018

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and their families in as immigrants. But you were involved in facilitating their escape from Syria. Sounds to me like the State Department employees care a great deal. And Krystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, thanked the US among others.

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