White Helmet shot dead in Syria’s Idlib province
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 23 November 2017
- Modified Date: 02:17 | 23 November 2017
Wael al-Omar, head of the White Helmets' training office, was killed by an unknown attacker late Wednesday, Moustafa Hajj Yusuf told Anadolu Agency.
"#Civil_Defense has lost another White Helmet volunteer," the White Helmet's said on Twitter.
"Omar was killed in Idlib city after being shot to death by an unknown [attacker] north of the city while he was heading to work," it added.
The White Helmets' civil-defense center in Idlib was attacked by an unknown group in August, leaving seven members dead.
The White Helmets, officially known as Syria Civil Defense, is a volunteer organization that operates in opposition-held parts of Syria.