‘White Helmets’ Backer Found Dead In Turkey

“A former British army officer, who helped start the ‘White Helmets,’ an emergency response group in Syria, has been found dead near his home in Istanbul, just days after the Russian foreign ministry menaced him, accusing him of being a spy,” the Independent reports.

“The police have yet to confirm how James Mesurier died, but he is believed to have fallen from the balcony of his apartment in the Turkish city at dawn on Monday.”