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Syria's White Helmets 'answering all calls' to save lives after quake

White Helmets, established in 2014, - known formally as Syria Civil Defence - won praise in the West for their daring operations to pick people from the rubble of buildings destroyed by Syrian government and Russian bombardment.

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Monday's deadly earthquake - which has so far killed more than 2,000 people in the rebel-held enclave and more than 3,500 in total across Syria - forced him to take on a more direct search and rescue role.