Special: Despatch from the White Helmets in Northwest Syria

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🗓️ 9 March 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Western coverage of the bloody civil war in Syria might indicate that the conflict is over. But in the northwest, rebels are still fighting back against Bashar al-Assad, and the war crimes against civilians committed by his deadly regime. Ammar al Selmo is a member of the White Helmets. He dials in from northwest Syria to tell Arthur Snell about the organisation’s humanitarian efforts, how working as a first-responder is “like a drug”…and why continued Western support is critical for the region. This edition recorded before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Now that the regime is using drones and laser targeting, they can't claim that attacks on civilian targets like hospitals and schools are accidental.” “What's happening in Syria affects what's happening in Ukraine. We are connected.” “Those who physically survive the war in Syria still have psychological rubble.” “We must remember these war crimes to keep history alive, and hold people accountable.” https://www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Arthur Snell. Producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production https://www.whitehelmets.org/en/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:22.0	sadly with the defeat of the rebels and the victory of
1:25.3	Basha al-Assad. But this is not the case. There is still a part of northwest Syria that is controlled
1:32.0	by rebels and is still holding out against Assad's
1:35.2	forces. And the key element of this story is the work of the Civil Defense Unit, the White Helmets. The White Helmets have been rescuing
1:44.4	civilians in Syria right from the early days of the Civil War in spite of the
1:50.0	pressure they've received from both the Syrian regime and others around the world
1:55.1	who have chosen to attack them.
1:57.7	I'm honored and delighted to have with me today Ammar Al-Sselmo, who's joining us from northwest Syria and who is a white helmets volunteer to
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