Mines
For Laith, displacement was not simply about leaving his home in the village of Jarmiz in the Hasakah countryside; it was the beginning of a journey marked by loss. As events escalated and ISIS entered the area, he and his family were forced to leave their village in search of a safer place.
But the road to safety was not safe.
During their displacement, one of the explosive devices planted along the road detonated, changing his life in an instant. Laith lost consciousness due to the force of the explosion and did not wake up until days later in a hospital.
Laith recalls those moments:
“When I regained consciousness, I had a strange feeling. I tried to move my leg, but I realized that I had lost it. At first, I could not comprehend what had happened. All I could think about was: How will I continue my life? How will I adapt to this new reality?”
Before the incident, Laith was a student who aspired to continue his education and support his family of twelve. However, the explosion changed the course of his life and forced him to face new challenges he had never imagined.
Laith’s story is not an exception. It represents the reality faced by hundreds of civilians injured by mines, explosive devices, and explosive remnants of war, which continue to spread across fields, roads, and homes in conflict-affected areas, threatening civilian lives even after the fighting has stopped.