Syria's most famous first responders are returning to Damascus. With the fall of Assad, White Helmets founder Raed Saleh has been appointed to Syria's transitional Cabinet as minister of emergencies and disaster management. The force he launched 12 years ago is now expanding nationwide to aid over 20 million Syrians, responding to alerts of fires, missing persons, and the occasional adventurous cat
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https://www.npr.org/2025/04/21/nx-s1-5361048/syria-white-helmets