Friday, May 4, 2018

US freezes funding to Syria’s White Helmets rescue unit

The US has frozen funding to the Syrian White Helmets civil defence unit, less than two months after praising the group’s efforts during a meeting with them in Washington, CBS News has reported. The US State Department announced yesterday the funds to the group, which make up a third of their total budget, were under “active review”.

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