From rubble to republic: How the White Helmets became Syria’s national emergency force

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Syrian Arab News Agency

Damascus, April 14 (SANA) In the early years of Syria’s war, the silence was often the most frightening part. Following every blast, after the dust settled, no ambulances cutting through the streets. No fire crews rushing in. Entire neighborhoods were left alone with the rubble—and with the people buried beneath it. So others stepped forward. []