The Syrian Civil Defense group known as the White Helmets claims that the Syrian military deliberately targeted them with airstrikes in the Hama Province, saying a strike hit their base of operations in Kafr Zita, while a second strike hit the same site later, killing rescuers on scene.
Such double-tap strikes are a common way of both discouraging rescue attempts when a military wounds someone they don’t want being saved, and of adding to the number of casualties by killing presumptive allies of the initially wounded.
Unfortunately this all too often also ends up causing large civilian death tolls when an airstrike hits a group of civilians or other apparently random bystanders, and rescue groups show up on the scene to try to save them only to become targets themselves.
The White Helmets operate exclusive in rebel-held parts of Syria, and that has many times put them in the line of fire. Though the Syrian government has denied deliberately targeting them in the past, the frequency with which they come under fire raises serious doubts about that.
Most excellent news indeed 😉
I’ll greatly enjoy the fake outrage that our fake news MSM will puke forth on command from their establishment owners.
Fake “White Helmets”. They’re actually al-Qaida or Nusra troops masquerading as the Syrian government’s civil defense forces.
The white helmets referred to are not a Syrian civil defense society. A lot of fact has been uncovered about this matter. They are just another costume the terrorists wear. Another marketing campaign to sell regime change.