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'I thought I'd died.' How landmines are continuing to claim lives in post-Assad Syria

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Suleiman Khalil was harvesting olives in a Syrian orchard when he stepped on a land mine.
His left leg was badly wounded in the first explosion, while his right leg was blown off from above the knee in the second .
Experts estimate tens of thousands of land mines remain buried across Syria , particularly in former front-line regions like rural Idlib .
Mohammad was 39 when he died on Jan. 12 while demining in a village in Idlib .
He was a former Syrian Republican Guard member trained in planting and dismantling mines.
He joined the opposition during the uprising, scavenging weapon debris to make arms.
For every mine cleared by people like Mohammad , many more remain.
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