This Syrian Dad Has One Of The World's Most Dangerous Jobs

Raed Al Saleh has seen the city of Aleppo in dire straits before. As the head of the Syrian Civil Defense, he leads missions to find survivors after air raids and missile strikes.

But this week even he was shocked by the intensity of the attacks. The past few days in Aleppo are the worst the city has seen since the Syrian uprisings began five years ago, he says.

Saleh never imagined he'd be the head of a 3,000-volunteer force who've so far been responsible for saving more than 40,000 lives.
http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/04/29/476176188/this-syrian-dad-has-one-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-jobs?ft=nprml&f=1001