Original sentence: The White Helmets ( al-Ḫawdh al-bayḍāʾ / al-Qubaʿāt al-Bayḍāʾ), officially known as Syria Civil Defence (SCD;  ad-Difāʿ al-Madanī as-Sūrī), is a pro-opposition  volunteer organisation that operates in parts of rebel-controlled Syria and in Turkey.The White Helmets have been the subject of various accusations including links to terrorists by supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Iranian and Russia-sponsored media organisations such as Russia Today (RT) and Iranian news agency MNA, and other commentators.The majority of their activity in Syria consists of urban search and rescue in response to bombing, medical evacuation, evacuation of civilians from danger areas, and essential service delivery.These claims are denied by other media
Edited sentence: Formed in 2014 during the Syrian Civil War, the majority of their activity in Syria consists of urban search and rescue in response to bombing, medical evacuation, evacuation of civilians from danger areas, and essential service delivery.The White Helmets ( al-Ḫawdh al-bayḍāʾ / al-Qubaʿāt al-Bayḍāʾ), officially known as Syria Civil Defence (SCD;  ad-Difāʿ al-Madanī as-Sūrī), is a volunteer organisation that operates in parts of rebel-controlled Syria and in Turkey.The organisation has been the target of a disinformation campaign by supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Russia-sponsored media organisations such as RT, with false claims of close ties with terrorist activities and other conspiracy theories