Weißhelme in Syrien weiter in Gefahr
Middle East Eye über die Gefahr, in der in Syrien verbliebende Weißhelme weiter schweben:
“When I was in Daraa, we were told by [rebel fighter] Abu Bakr Hassan, who was negotiating with the Syrian government forces, that Damascus refuses to reach reconciliation and a settlement with the White Helmets at all.”
Moreover, after the Israeli military provided support for the southern White Helmets and their families who crossed over the Golan into Jordan, the group’s sceptics have found new ground to attack them on.
"New accusations of dealing with Israel have been stuck on us, because the previous batch was evacuated to Jordan via the Israeli-occupied Golan,” Abu Muhannad said.
“Damascus also accuses us of fabricating chemical attacks in different parts of the country and accuses us of cooperating with Europe."
For those who do make it north to opposition-held areas, only a temporary respite is expected.
Many White Helmets have been displaced from elsewhere and are now settled in Syria’s north.
As the government, supported by Russian airpower and various Iranian-backed militias, has taken former rebel strongholds such as east Aleppo, the Eastern Ghouta and Homs, the volunteers have sought asylum along with the hundreds of thousands of other displaced civilians and fighters."