Large amounts of mines of ISIS found in Syria’s Kobani

KOBANI, Syria (North Press) – On Tuesday, the Ramco Mine Action Organization removed 51 shells and war remnants of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the western countryside of Kobani, north Syria.

RAMCO is a non-governmental organization that works in coordination with the US-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, to remove mines and remnants of war in the regions of northeast Syria.

“The organization’s operations team conducted a technical survey of the area and found 51 shells and bombs,” said Ali Shahin, a technical advisor to RAMCO.

“The bombs and shells belong to ISIS during its attack on Kobani in September 2014,” he told North Press. 

The operations team had received the results of a non-technical survey from the awareness team stating that there was a large amount of war remnants west of the village of Manaz in the western countryside of Kobani.

“There are 22 mortar shells of 220 mm contain toxic chemicals, in addition to other mortar shells of 220 mm without chemicals,” Shahin added.

“There are also black and white abroad-made fuses, two artillery shells of 85 mm and nine shells of 80 mm, in addition to four mortar shells of120 mm. There are two mortar shells of 80 mm, and two hand grenades,” he noted. 

“We are currently on the site preparing to remove them. We will take them to our center in Hasakah to detonate them in coordination with the Global Coalition,” Shahin stated.

“They are very dangerous as they contain toxic substances and they badly affect the civilians’ health,” he stressed.

Reporting by Fattah Issa