The people who wear these White Helmets in Syria are very brave and very altruistic by putting their lives on the line to help others. Maybe we will see them win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Syria's renowned White Helmets nominated for 2016 Nobel Peace Prize
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The volunteer rescuers have been put forward to the Nobel Committee after saving more than 60,000 people in two years of war
SCDF volunteers, the White Helmets, prepare for another rescue mission in Syria (Screen Grab Karam Foundation)
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A non-partisan humanitarian group, credited with saving thousands of civilians across Syria amid regular air and missile strikes, has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
The Syrian Civil Defence Force (SCDF), famously known as the White Helmets, rose to prominence after stories about its rescue missions, particularly in besieged enclaves such as Aleppo, went viral on social media.
The force is reported to have had more than 130 nominations submitted to the Norwegian Nobel Committee from a range of "qualified persons". Those eligible to nominate include individual members of governments or international courts, certain university professors, former peace laureates and active or former members of the Nobel Committee.
Though the nominations' process is highly secretive, the Nobel Foundation says there are a record 376 candidates for this year's prize, of which 228 are individuals and 148 are organisations. The previous record of 278 candidates was set in 2014.
The Syria Campaign, an international human rights group lobbying for the protection of civilians in Syria's five-year-long civil war, has backed calls for the White Helmets to win the prize. The committe's choice will be announced on 7 October.
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Syria's renowned White Helmets nominated for 2016 Nobel Peace Prize
Syria's renowned White Helmets nominated for 2016 Nobel Peace Prize
#SyriaWar
The volunteer rescuers have been put forward to the Nobel Committee after saving more than 60,000 people in two years of war
SCDF volunteers, the White Helmets, prepare for another rescue mission in Syria (Screen Grab Karam Foundation)
Areeb Ullah
Thursday 18 August 2016 14:20 UTC
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Thursday 18 August 2016 15:51 UTC
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SyriaWar
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white helmets, Nobel Peace Prize; Syria Civil war;
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A non-partisan humanitarian group, credited with saving thousands of civilians across Syria amid regular air and missile strikes, has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
The Syrian Civil Defence Force (SCDF), famously known as the White Helmets, rose to prominence after stories about its rescue missions, particularly in besieged enclaves such as Aleppo, went viral on social media.
The force is reported to have had more than 130 nominations submitted to the Norwegian Nobel Committee from a range of "qualified persons". Those eligible to nominate include individual members of governments or international courts, certain university professors, former peace laureates and active or former members of the Nobel Committee.
Though the nominations' process is highly secretive, the Nobel Foundation says there are a record 376 candidates for this year's prize, of which 228 are individuals and 148 are organisations. The previous record of 278 candidates was set in 2014.
The Syria Campaign, an international human rights group lobbying for the protection of civilians in Syria's five-year-long civil war, has backed calls for the White Helmets to win the prize. The committe's choice will be announced on 7 October.
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Syria's renowned White Helmets nominated for 2016 Nobel Peace Prize
