Shattered lives and bodies: Recovery of survivors of improvised explosive devices and explosive remnants of war in Syria

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SUMMARY: In northeast Syria, fighting, airstrikes, and artillery shelling have led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilians from the cities of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa, as well as rural areas along the eastern bank of the Euphrates River. Now that active fighting has moved toward the Syrian- Iraqi border, the population is beginning to return home. However, explosive remnants of war, improvised explosive devices, and booby traps (remaining from conflict or planted purposefully in homes) continue to put the returning population at immense risk and further obstruct vital humanitarian access.


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Published: Monday, October 8, 2018

Last Updated: Thursday, November 2, 2023

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