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Syrian families make a living out of recycling remnants of war

Abu Ahmad, an engineer, has gained sufficient experience to deal with unexploded ordnance (UXO)“safely” during the past ten years, mainly because he was in the military- 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi-Youssef Gharibi)

Abu Ahmad, an engineer, has gained sufficient experience to deal with unexploded ordnance (UXO)“safely” during the past ten years, mainly because he was in the military- 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi-Youssef Gharibi)

In the northern countryside of Idlib, Abu Ahmad and his family make a living from recycling remnants of war, including unexploded shells and shrapnel-a deadly, but necessary job- 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi-Youssef Gharibi)

In the northern countryside of Idlib, Abu Ahmad and his family make a living from recycling remnants of war, including unexploded shells and shrapnel-a deadly, but necessary job- 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi-Youssef Gharibi)

Abu Ahmad considers turning weaponry into a source of livelihood a great accomplishment, with his collection of unexploded ordnance in the square of the northern countryside of Idlib- 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi-Youssef Gharibi)

Abu Ahmad considers turning weaponry into a source of livelihood a great accomplishment, with his collection of unexploded ordnance in the square of the northern countryside of Idlib- 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi-Youssef Gharibi)

Abu Ahmad is well aware of the risks involved in recycling materials from unexploded ordnance. This is why he let his children help him only with the storage of shrapnel and ERWs in the square designated for collecting recyclable materials in the northern countryside of Idlib- 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi-Youssef Gharibi)

Abu Ahmad is well aware of the risks involved in recycling materials from unexploded ordnance. This is why he let his children help him only  with the storage of shrapnel and ERWs in the square designated for collecting recyclable materials in the northern countryside of Idlib- 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi-Youssef Gharibi)

Children carry the shells of unexploded rockets and ordnances without fear in the northern countryside of Idlib - 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi / Youssef Gharibi)

Children carry the shells of unexploded rockets and ordnances without fear in the northern countryside of Idlib - 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi / Youssef Gharibi)

Children transfer unexploded rockets and classify them to be sold to iron smelting factories in the northern countryside of Idlib - 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi / Youssef Gharibi)

Children transfer unexploded rockets and classify them to be sold to iron smelting factories in the northern countryside of Idlib - 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi / Youssef Gharibi)

The iron used in building rockets and unexploded missiles collected in the northern countryside of Idlib is of good quality. It is cheap compared to the prices of the imported iron. So, iron is preferred for constructing and smelting to produce industrial materials- 5 March 2021 Enab Baladi / Youssef Gharibi)

The iron used in building rockets and unexploded missiles collected in the northern countryside of Idlib is of good quality. It is cheap compared to the prices of the imported iron. So, iron is preferred for constructing and smelting to produce industrial materials- 5 March 2021 Enab Baladi / Youssef Gharibi)

Those recycling remnants of war, including artillery, mortars, and tanks, face “difficulty” when dismantling them from their shells- 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi-Youssef Gharibi)

Those recycling remnants of war, including artillery, mortars, and tanks, face “difficulty” when dismantling them from their shells- 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi-Youssef Gharibi)

Before Abu Ahmad was forced to leave his city of Kafr Nabl in the southern countryside of Idlib and to flee to the north a year ago, he trained 15 young men to dismantle barrel bombs and unexploded ordnance - 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi / Youssef Gharibi)

Before Abu Ahmad was forced to leave his city of Kafr Nabl in the southern countryside of Idlib and to flee to the north a year ago, he trained 15 young men to dismantle barrel bombs and unexploded ordnance - 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi / Youssef Gharibi)

“ We reuse materials from shrapnel, unexploded shells, and missiles, and we also sell gunpowder to stone quarries in the northern countryside of Idlib in order to blow up rocks and turn them into stones for construction- 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi / Youssef Gharibi)

“ We reuse materials from shrapnel, unexploded shells, and missiles, and we also sell gunpowder to stone quarries in the northern countryside of Idlib in order to blow up rocks and turn them into stones for construction- 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi / Youssef Gharibi)

Abu Ahmad said when dismantling unexploded ordnance in the northern countryside of Idlib; he uses primitive tools such as a chisel, a hammer, and a ranch key - 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi / Youssef Gharibi)

Abu Ahmad said when dismantling unexploded ordnance in the northern countryside of Idlib; he uses primitive tools such as a chisel, a hammer, and a ranch key - 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi / Youssef Gharibi)

The child carries an unexploded artillery shell in the recyclable rocket collection yard in the northern countryside of Idlib. He works with his family to secure their livelihood from the killing tool that caused the death of tens of thousands of children during Syria’s ten years of war - 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi / Youssef Gharibi)

The child carries an unexploded artillery shell in the recyclable rocket collection yard in the northern countryside of Idlib.  He works with his family to secure their livelihood from the killing tool that caused the death of tens of thousands of children during Syria’s ten years of war - 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi / Youssef Gharibi)

Children are not aware of the dangers they face in the square of dismantling unexploded rockets and missiles, as they are constantly exposed to the danger in northwestern Syria, which has been under bombing for nearly ten years - 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi / Youssef Gharibi)

Children are not aware of the dangers they face in the square of dismantling unexploded rockets and missiles, as they are constantly exposed to the danger in northwestern Syria, which has been under bombing for nearly ten years - 5 March 2021 (Enab Baladi / Youssef Gharibi)

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Copyright © 2023 Enab Baladi. Enab Baladi is a nonprofit charitable 501(c)(3) organization, Tax ID. 46-3313735


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