Who founded the White Helmets?
James Le MesurierWhite Helmets / FounderJames Gustaf Edward Le Mesurier OBE was the British co-founder of the White Helmets, a volunteer civil defence organisation in the Syrian Civil War, founded in southern Turkey in 2014. Le Mesurier was a British Army officer and worked as part of the United Nations peacekeeping force in the former Yugoslavia. Wikipedia
What happened to white helmets?
In April 2018, the Trump administration suspended the funding of the White Helmets as part of a wider suspension of the funding of stabilization projects in Syria while the U.S. reassesses its role in Syria. The U.S. had provided more than $33 million to support the group since 2013.
Who runs white helmets?
The White Helmets’ leader, Raed Saleh, was one of Le Mesurier’s best men. Representatives from donor countries travelled from all over the world to be there.
What is the White Helmets about?
The White Helmets is a 2016 British short documentary film. The film follows the daily operations of a group of volunteer rescue workers of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets. The film was directed by Orlando von Einsiedel and produced by Joanna Natasegara.
What is the motto of the White Helmets?
The White Helmets’ motto is taken from the Quran: ‘to save a life is to save all of humanity’.
In what country are the White Helmets trained?
Syrian
A dashing former army officer in his 40s, Le Mesurier had made his name as the co-founder of the White Helmets – the group of several thousand young Syrian men and women who pulled survivors and bodies from the rubble of bombed-out buildings in rebel-held areas of the war-ravaged country.
Are Russian still in Syria?
Russian special forces are still on the ground in Syria (especially in Idlib) where they provide training and support attacks on the rebels as of September 2019.
What is white helmet motto?
How are the White Helmets trained?
In a dark complex war, these were heroes: local people, instinctively trusted by their own communities, doing what they could in a time of crisis. He brought them all together in one organisation and got them professionally trained by the Turkish earthquake rescue specialists, Akut.
How many White Helmets have died in Aleppo?
252 volunteers have been killed in the line of duty since 2013. More than half of those have been killed in ‘double-tap’ strikes where Syrian regime and Russian warplanes return to the site of a bombing to target the rescue workers.
What bikes did the White Helmets use?
What is this? The bike is a 2006 Triumph Bonneville T100, a similar modern representation of the 1976 Triumph T140 Tiger the Royal Signals White Helmets Motorcycle Display Team used in the latter years of their presence. Unfortunately, the British Army disbanded the display team after 90 years service in 2017.
How many people are estimated to have been killed as a result of the conflict in Syria?
400,000 Syrians
According to the UN Envoy for Syria, an estimated 400,000 Syrians have been killed since an uprising in March 2011 spiraled into civil war.
When were the white helmets disbanded?
September 2017
The team’s origins lie in precision motorcycling and horse riding demonstrations by instructors and students from the British Army Signal Training Centre in Yorkshire. Latterly based in Blandford, Dorset for 90 years, from 1927 until their disbandment in September 2017 they performed to audiences around the world.