'We will rescue anyone': Syria's White Helmets step in after deadly attacks

The BBC accompanies the civil defence group as they respond to violence in Syria's coastal region.

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They were part of the Syrian civil defence group known as the White Helmets, which had operated in rebel-held areas during the civil war.

After the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December, the White Helmets arrived in Syria's capital, Damascus, welcomed as heroes by those who had supported the opposition.

Since then, they have started operating in more areas of the war-ravaged country.

Most of those killed in the recent attacks, which occurred over a period of days earlier this month, were Alawites - an offshoot of Shia Islam, and Assad's minority sect.

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