Issue 11 of our newsletter Syria Notes focuses on Aleppo and the work of Syria Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets.

We were very pleased to host Raed Saleh, head of Syria Civil Defence, and Farouq Habib, head of training, at our event on 22 November. Below is an introduction to the work of Syria Civil Defence by our co-chair Alison McGovern, and an introduction to the work off the APPG by co-chair Andrew Mitchell. For more videos, see our YouTube channel and our Facebook page. More material from the White Helmets event will follow shortly.

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Syria Notes No. 11: 22 November 2016 – view and download PDF
  • Aleppo: 250,000 could die
    Laila Maher Soudi, Raed Saleh, and Ahmad Tarakji
  • One week’s targets: Hospitals, rescuers, schools
    Reports from Syria Civil Defence and the Syrian Network for Human Rights
  • UK should emulate US Caesar Bill
    Yasmine Nahlawi
  • About the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act
    Brittany Keroack
  • Airdrop aid for the city of Aleppo
    Council of Free Aleppo Governorate




APPG Friends of Syria co-chair Alison McGovern MP on Syria Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets.




Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group Friends of Syria, on the role of the APPG.