“To be able to understand accurately the damage, threat and the devastation of the disaster in Syria, [it is like] we are having a 7.6 earthquake 50 times a day,” writes Ammar Al-Salmo, leader of Syrian Civil Defense in Aleppo, on the agency’s website. To operate in the most dangerous of environments, the Civil Defense—also … Continue reading How the White Helmets Have Evolved During the Civil War