Suleiman Khalil was reaping olives in a Syrian garden with two friends four months ago, without realizing that the ground under them still hid mortal remains of the war.
The trio suddenly noticed a mine lying on the ground. In panic, Khalil and his friends tried to leave, but he stepped on a hidden mine that exploded. Terrified, his friends ran to find an ambulance, but Khalil, 21, thought they had abandoned him.
Khalil’s left leg was seriously injured in the initial explosion. His right leg was flown from the top of the knee in a second explosion. He used the shirt as a tourniquet in the stump and shouted asking for help until a nearby soldier listened to him and hastened to his help.
While the Syrian war of almost 14 years came to an end with the fall of Bashar al-Assad on December 8, war remains continue to kill and mutilating.
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Experts estimated that tens of thousands of land mines remain buried in Syria, partly in old first -line regions such as rural areas or the IDLIB governorate.
At least 249 people, including 60 children, have been killed and 379 wounds by thesis ammunition since December 8, according to ISO, an international organization that coordinates the security for help workers.
Terrestrial mines not only kill and mutilate, but also a periodic psychological trauma and broader damage, such as displacement, loss of properties and reduced access to essential services, says HRW.
The Rights Group has urged the transition government to establish an authority of the Mina Action directed by Civil in Coordination with the United Nations Mine Action Service to rationalize and expand the decrease efforts.