Syria- ISIS mines claim the lives of Syrians adding another face of the everlasting misery
During the battles between ISIS and the international coalition forces along with the Syrian Democratic Forces, Ahmad Hamidi was trapped in his house with his wife and four children. He stated that his two-floor house was hit by 4 missiles o an unknown source, causing him the loss of two of his children and his father-in-law. After he insisted to leave with the remaining of his family, hoping to reach a place that would protect him from death, however, on the highway, a mine exploded in them, resulting in the amputation of his legs and the death of his last son and his wife, remaining with his only daughter. Today, Hamidi struggles to try to have a happier life for his only daughter, but his failure to work and provide a living for his child is a true tragedy for him, as he can handle his matters with the assistance of his mother who lives with him. The Syrian Network for Human Rights had stated in a report that mines have killed more than 2,600 civilians in Syria since 2011, including 598 children and 267 women, indicating that 33% of the causalities are from these two categories, concluding that Syria has been one of the poorest countries in the world in terms of mines laid since 2011, despite the international law prohibiting the use them.
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