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White Helmets
White Helmets volunteers wait for calls in the courtyard of a former military outpost in Aleppo. Ambulances and emergency response vehicles that they brought from their former base in Idlib are behind them. [Alexandra Corcode/Al Jazeera]
White Helmets in Aleppo
Once a regime military outpost and fire station, the building has been reclaimed by the White Helmets and transformed into a rescue operations centre. [Alexandra Corcode/Al Jazeera]
White Helmets in Aleppo
Fire trucks and cars sit covered in debris and dust in a building that during al-Assad's regime housed both soldiers and first responders. [Alexandra Corcode/Al Jazeera]
White Helmets in Aleppo
A volunteer in the repurposed fire station in Aleppo is one of the White Helmets who came back to Aleppo after al-Assad’s fall in December. [Alexandra Corcode/Al Jazeera]
White Helmets in Aleppo
The White Helmets gather outside their centre in Aleppo, sharing a moment of rest on a quiet afternoon. They maintain their independence as an organisation and have not been integrated into the new state’s public services yet, according to Abu Ahmad. [Alexandra Corcode/Al Jazeera]
Syria White Helmets
When the war began, the centre's current commander, Abu Ahmad, moved to the Idlib countryside, after which he eventually became one of Aleppo’s first White Helmets volunteers in 2013. “I saw the bombing and people needing help, so I thought this is the least I can do,” he says. He moved back to the outskirts of Idlib after Aleppo was taken by the regime and lived in exile until December 2024, just after the opposition took control of the city. [Alexandra Corcode/Al Jazeera]
White Helmets in Aleppo
Regime soldiers left the building in a hurry, leaving behind their belongings and uniforms after Aleppo was taken by opposition fighters led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham on November 30, 2024. HTS now leads the caretaker government, in place since al-Assad fled Syria to Russia. [Alexandra Corcode/Al Jazeera]
White Helmets in Aleppo
The White Helmets had to sift through the remnants left behind by al-Assad’s soldiers. Scattered across the floors were military uniforms, rusted equipment and car parts. [Alexandra Corcode/Al Jazeera]
White Helmets in Aleppo
When the White Helmets took over the building after the regime’s fall, Abu Ahmad found homedmade bombs and explosives in the basement. [Alexandra Corcode/Al Jazeera]
White Helmets in Aleppo
A former regime firefighter pours steaming coffee into glasses. He and his colleagues share the same space as the White Helmets, who have decided to integrate them into their rescue services despite having worked for the regime. “We’re not looking for revenge,” Abu Ahmad says. [Alexandra Corcode/Al Jazeera]
White Helmets in Aleppo
Three former regime firefighters sit together in the building. They can now speak openly about the reality they faced: earning just $10 a month and being forced to steal fuel to survive. “I was put in jail for saying the word 'dollar' while talking on the phone to my daughter in Germany,” one complained. [Alexandra Corcode/Al Jazeera]
White Helmets in Aleppo
A former regime firefighter watches Al Jazeera on the TV, explaining how it wasn’t available before and how watching something like that during the regime would send you to prison. [Alexandra Corcode/Al Jazeera]
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