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Syria's White Helmets to receive $4.5 million from US

US President Donald Trump has authorized $4.5 million in aid for Syria's White Helmets, famed for rescuing wounded civilians from the frontlines in the civil war, the White House said Tuesday (October 22nd).

Trump ordered the funds for what is formally known as the Syria Civil Defence group "to continue US support for the organisation’s important and highly valued work in the country", spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a statement.

The White Helmets have received global recognition for dashing into heavy bombing to pull victims from the rubble and get them to hospitals, which themselves have frequently been bombed or shelled.

The Syrian regime, which is backed by Russia, has repeatedly targeted White Helmets activists, saying they are not independent but support anti-government insurgents.

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