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| Domestic team removes remnant of war left by ISIS in Deri ez-Zor |
| 2022-03-01 |
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – A domestic demining team in Baghouz town, 140 km east of Deir ez-Zor, removed around 175 pieces of Explosive Remnants of War (ERW), yet multiple still exist under rubble or among the charred vehicles, an official of the team said on Sunday. Remnants of vehicles, landmines, and unexploded remnants of war left by the Islamic State Organization (ISIS) threaten civilians in Baghouz. The team started the campaign of demining with the help of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Muhammad To’meh, a member of Baghouz local council and the executive manager of Bokra Ahla (Tomorrow is better) team, said. Some of the unexploded ordnances were in the condition of explosion, “The team is keeping up the volunteering work,” he said. The Bokra Ahla demining team called on the NGOs to clear the areas of the landmines but it has received no reply so far, according to To’meh. To date, the ERW have claimed lives of 15 persons while approximately 50 others were injured. Some have their limbs amputated and others lost their eyes. Baghouz was ISIS’s last stronghold before the SDF declared its defeat in brutal battles in 2019 with the US-led Global Coalition aerial surveillance. The engineering team run by the SDF said it assisted the Bokra Ahla team to remove the landmines from some residential neighborhoods. Afif al-Hamadah, a resident of Baghouz, said his family live in the most dangerous point on earth, where Rubble, wreckage and landmines spread on a large scale. Landmines left by ISIS have claimed lives of many people of the town, according to al-Hamadah. “My nephew’s hand was amputated because a landmine exploded while he was raising the cattle near his house.” “We feel it is not safe for our children to go out anymore,” he added. He called on NGOs to assume its responsibilities to clear the areas from the ERW which have paralyzed movement in the town. Reporting by Anwar al-Midan |
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