Qatar supports Syrian White Helmets by providing search and rescue equipment

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar has provided a comprehensive logistical assistance package to the Syrian Civil Defense Organization (White Helmets), i...

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar has provided a comprehensive logistical assistance package to the Syrian Civil Defense Organization (White Helmets), including specialized equipment, machinery, and devices for search and rescue operations and emergency response.

This initiative affirms the State of Qatar's commitment to supporting global humanitarian efforts and enhancing international cooperation in disaster management and civilian protection, in line with Qatar National Vision.

The White Helmets delegation received the equipment, machinery and devices at the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) headquarters in Al Duhail, in the presence of Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management of the Syrian Arab Republic HE Raed Al Saleh, Assistant Commander of the Lekhwiya Force for Security Operations Brig. Gen. Nawaf Majed Al Ali, and Charge d'Affaires at the Syrian Embassy in Doha HE Dr. Bilal Turkiya.

The list of equipment and machinery included various fire engines, mobile water tanks, high-altitude rescue vehicles, water pumps, and personnel transport vehicles. It also included various rescue equipment used to rescue, transport, and evacuate the injured, in addition to cutting and securing equipment during search and rescue operations in collapsed buildings.