Damascus: The Syria’s Foreign Ministry has called the evacuation of members of the White Helmets to Jordan a “criminal process” that revealed the role of the Israeli regime, the United States and other western allies in propping up what the Al Assad regime considers a “terrorist group”.
In a statement Monday, a foreign ministry official called the evacuation a “smuggling operation” that also reveals Israel’s involvement in the Syrian war despite its claims to the contrary.
UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Twitter: “Fantastic news that we - UK and friends - have secured evacuation of White Helmets and their families - thank you Israel and Jordan for acting so quickly on our request. The WH are the bravest of the brave and in a desperate situation this is at least one ray of hope.”
The German interior minister, Horst Seehofer, told Bild newspaper that Germany would take in eight White Helmets members and their families. The move was “an expression of my stance of ensuring humanity and order in migration policy”, he said.
Canada will take in up to 50 White Helmets volunteers and their families, totalling up to 250 people. UK will also take in an unspecified number of the volunteers.
