![The White Helmets hold banners as they stage a protest named "Assad besieges Ghouta" to draw attention the deaths of children due to malnutrition on 26 October 2017 [Fadi al Shami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10-26-The-White-Helmets-call-for-Eastern-Ghouta20171026_2_26511477_27203084.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "The White Helmets' call for Eastern Ghouta")
The White Helmets hold banners as they stage a protest named “Assad besieges Ghouta” to draw attention the deaths of children due to malnutrition on 26 October 2017 [Fadi al Shami/Anadolu Agency]
![The White Helmets hold banners as they stage a protest named "Assad besieges Ghouta" to draw attention the deaths of children due to malnutrition on 26 October 2017 [Fadi al Shami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10-26-The-White-Helmets-call-for-Eastern-Ghouta20171026_2_26511477_27203085.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "The White Helmets' call for Eastern Ghouta")
The White Helmets hold banners as they stage a protest named “Assad besieges Ghouta” to draw attention the deaths of children due to malnutrition on 26 October 2017 [Fadi al Shami/Anadolu Agency]
![A member from The White Helmets holds a banner during a protest named "Assad besieges Ghouta" to draw attention the deaths of children due to malnutrition on 26 October 2017 [Fadi al Shami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10-26-The-White-Helmets-call-for-Eastern-Ghouta20171026_2_26511477_27203087.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "The White Helmets' call for Eastern Ghouta")
A member from The White Helmets holds a banner during a protest named “Assad besieges Ghouta” to draw attention the deaths of children due to malnutrition on 26 October 2017 [Fadi al Shami/Anadolu Agency]
![The White Helmets hold banners as they stage a protest named "Assad besieges Ghouta" to draw attention the deaths of children due to malnutrition on 26 October 2017 [Fadi al Shami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10-26-The-White-Helmets-call-for-Eastern-Ghouta20171026_2_26511477_27203083.jpg?w=1196&h=797&ssl=1 "The White Helmets' call for Eastern Ghouta")
The White Helmets hold banners as they stage a protest named “Assad besieges Ghouta” to draw attention the deaths of children due to malnutrition on 26 October 2017 [Fadi al Shami/Anadolu Agency]