The Syrian Civil Defence

Syria, 2019

Courtesy picture alliance / Getty Images

Object On display

Hospitals under siege, constant firefights, the Syrian Civil Defence sifting through bombed buildings. Millions of videos of the Syrian Civil War have been recorded and uploaded to YouTube and online platforms, but has all this footage made any difference?  

Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

On display until

16 February 2031

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

creator

Anas Alkharboutli

Production places
Syria
Production dates
2019

Appears in

Group of items

Image contagion

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

P180654

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Minds → MM-04. Citizen Journalism → MM-04-C01

Object Types

2D Object

Exhibition Prop

Photographic print/Pictorial

Materials

Graphic

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If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/107555--graphic-volunteer-rescue-workers-from-the-syrian-civil-defence-known-as-the-white-helmets-carry-an-injured-but-alive-child-from-the-rubble-of-a-destroyed-building-syria-2019/ |title=The Syrian Civil Defence |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=16 July 2026 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}