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‘I thought I’d died.’ How land mines are continuing to claim lives in post-Assad Syria
Land mines and other unexploded remnants of war continue to pose a deadly threat across Syria, causing widespread casualties ...
AP PHOTOS: Land mines still claim lives in post-Assad Syria
Land mines and other unexploded remnants of war continue to pose a deadly threat across Syria, causing widespread casualties ...
The Independent on MSN11d
Land mines remain a deadly threat in Syria, even after civil war’s end
“I started crawling, then the second land mine exploded,” Khalil told The Associated Press. “At first, I thought I’d died. I ...
Latvia Exits Land Mine Convention Amid Fears of Russian Aggression
The government, along with two other Baltic nations and Poland, agreed last month to quit the 1997 accord that prohibits from ...
Stars and Stripes11d
‘I thought I’d died.’ How land mines are continuing to claim lives in post-Assad Syria
“I started crawling, then the second land mine exploded,” Khalil told The ... Khalil’s left leg was badly wounded in the first explosion, while his right leg was blown off from above the ...
Naharnet on MSN9d
'I thought I'd died': How land mines claim lives in post-Assad Syria
Suleiman Khalil was harvesting olives in a Syrian orchard with two friends four months ago, unaware the soil beneath them ...
BusinessMirror11d
Land mines remain a deadly threat in Syria, even after civil war’s end
“I started crawling, then the second land mine exploded,” Khalil told The ... Khalil’s left leg was badly wounded in the first explosion, while his right leg was blown off from above the ...
The Times of Israel10d
‘There were days I didn’t want to live anymore’: Land mine horrors persist in Syria
“I started crawling, then the second land mine exploded,” Khalil told The ... Khalil’s left leg was badly wounded in the first explosion, while his right leg was blown off from above the ...