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The man who saved babies

Khaled Omar Harrah was a volunteer with the Syrian Civil Defence, known as White Helmets. They rescue civilians from trapped buildings in opposition-controlled areas in Syria. In 2014, Khaled was captured on video rescuing a two week old baby in Aleppo. Khaled himself was killed yesterday in an an air strike in Aleppo. His colleague, Raed Saleh told Newshour that Khaled's death was a huge loss to all Syrians.

(Photo: Khaled Omar kissing the two weeks old baby, Mahmud, he rescued from under the rubble of a building in Aleppo in 2014. On the left is Mahmud's mother. Credit: AFP)

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