(AP-Chicago Tribune) Matthew Lee and Sarah El Deeb - The U.S. is finalizing plans to evacuate several hundred Syrian civil defense workers and their families from southwest Syria as Russian-backed government forces close in on the area, officials said Thursday. The U.S., Britain and Canada will transport members of the White Helmets group to transit camps in neighboring countries. The White Helmets, who have enjoyed backing from the U.S. and other Western nations for years, are likely to be targeted by Syrian forces as they retake control of the southwest. "I hope they rescue us before it is too late," said a White Helmets volunteer in Quneitra.
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