I hope they are very careful while they walk. Too bad they don't have bomb sniffing dogs.
Booby-trapped corpses and other horrors remain in Syrian town after combat
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By Dan Lamothe May 27 at 2:22 PM
A Syrian Kurdish sniper looks at the rubble in the town of Kobane in January. A new report by Handicap International details the level of destruction and continuing danger there after a massive battle in which the Islamic State militant group was driven out. (AP Photo, File)
After Kurdish fighters backed by American air power drove the Islamic State militant group from the key Syrian border town of Kobane in January, it lay in ruins. Hundreds of airstrikes by the U.S.-led military coalition fighting the militants had rained down in previous months, and ground fighting had also taken a heavy toll.
A new report released Wednesday by the non-governmental organization Handicap International details what that means nearly six months later. Kobane’s people must contend with a horrific array of unexploded ordnance, ranging from bombs and mortars to corpses that have been booby-trapped with improvised explosive devices, the organization found.
[Kurds drive Islamic State fighters from the strategic town of Kobane]
“The unexploded devices and booby traps pose a daily threat to the people who fled Kobane and are now trying to return home,” said Frédéric Maio of Handicap International. “This explosive pollution will make it impossible for people to reconstruct their lives, and blocks access to several areas. It also prevents humanitarian organizations from operating safely and providing the necessary support to this vulnerable population.”
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Booby-trapped corpses and other horrors remain in Syrian town after combat
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...pModule_04941f10-8a79-11e2-98d9-3012c1cd8d1e#
By Dan Lamothe May 27 at 2:22 PM
A Syrian Kurdish sniper looks at the rubble in the town of Kobane in January. A new report by Handicap International details the level of destruction and continuing danger there after a massive battle in which the Islamic State militant group was driven out. (AP Photo, File)
After Kurdish fighters backed by American air power drove the Islamic State militant group from the key Syrian border town of Kobane in January, it lay in ruins. Hundreds of airstrikes by the U.S.-led military coalition fighting the militants had rained down in previous months, and ground fighting had also taken a heavy toll.
A new report released Wednesday by the non-governmental organization Handicap International details what that means nearly six months later. Kobane’s people must contend with a horrific array of unexploded ordnance, ranging from bombs and mortars to corpses that have been booby-trapped with improvised explosive devices, the organization found.
[Kurds drive Islamic State fighters from the strategic town of Kobane]
“The unexploded devices and booby traps pose a daily threat to the people who fled Kobane and are now trying to return home,” said Frédéric Maio of Handicap International. “This explosive pollution will make it impossible for people to reconstruct their lives, and blocks access to several areas. It also prevents humanitarian organizations from operating safely and providing the necessary support to this vulnerable population.”
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Booby-trapped corpses and other horrors remain in Syrian town after combat - The Washington Post