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A volunteer with the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, was caught on video dumping the mutilated bodies of Syrian Army troops.
The volunteer was summarily fired by the group after he was filmed participating in the dumping of dead pro-Syrian government fighters.
"Impartial and humanitarian White Helmets participating in the beheading and throwing of Syrian soldiers bodies at a dumpster in Daraa today," a Lebanese army soldier posted on Twitter with the
extremely graphic video.
"On 20 June 2017, a volunteer of SCD in Daraa Governorate was witnessed participating in an activity that violated the organizational principles and vision of SCD," the group announced, adding that the man's "gross breach" of conduct led to his dismissal.
Skeptics of the White Helmets have long suspected the group to be a terrorist front group, even as Western icons like the British rock band Coldplay have endorsed the group for a Nobel Peace Prize. A 2016 Netflix documentary about the group won an Academy Award.
"White Helmets are Al Qaeda members," Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told RT.
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