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Canadian officials say the country is preparing to resettle a group of Syrian Civil Defense, known as The White Helmets.
In a joint statement released on Friday, Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and Ahmed Hussen, the country's minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, said that the White Helmets had been targeted by the Syrian government and its ally, Russia.
"Together with a core group of international allies, Canada is working to resettle a group of White Helmets and their families," the statement read. "Canada has supported the work of the White Helmets by helping them to expand, train more volunteers, train more women and save more lives."
The statement also stressed Ottawa's "moral obligation to assist" the aid group.
Freeland told The Globe and Mail newspaper that she had been personally engaged in the resettlement process of the White Helmets.
The top Canadian diplomat further noted that for the safety of the volunteers she could not disclose where they were and when they were coming to the North American country.
Source: Press TV news network