‘We are not soldiers’ Mohammed Seddaway, 25, is a member of the White Helmets, civil defense workers who respond to airstrikes and bombings. (Photo provided by Mohammed Seddaway) The little girl’s face was coated with blood and dust when Mohammed Seddaway lifted her from the rubble in her green T-shirt. (Afraa Hashem) Afraa Hashem supervises three schools housed underground for protection. (Afraa Hashem) “The ones who worry me are not the ones who draw — express themselves and cry,” Afraa Hashem said. (Afraa Hashem) Hashem recalled an airstrike that killed six students as they played in the street.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 23, 2016 10:00 UTC