Local organization removes IEDs left by ISIS in Syria’s Hasakah
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – On Wednesday, Anti-Mines Roj Organization, a non-profit local organization functions in northeast Syria, announced it removed 35 huge Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) left behind by the Islamic State Organization (ISIS) in the west of Shadadi town, south of Hasakah, northeastern Syria.
“The remnants of war left by ISIS was one ton of explosive ordnance, including four plastic barrels each of which weighed 200 kg,” a source from the organization reported to North Press.
Criteria of safety, protection of environment and the range of explosion vibration were all taken into consideration during the clearance process, which followed three previous ones.
A team of explosive ordnance disposal experts from the organization supervised the process.
Roj’s goal is to dispose explosive ordnance that endanger the civilians’ lives in northeast Syria, according to the source.
Anti-Mines Roj Organization was established in 2016 and is the only demining organization which works on the disposal of planted mines and disseminating awareness on the danger IEDs pose in the region.