{"id":753,"date":"2016-05-16T15:14:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T15:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esplorarelametropoli.it\/theremnants\/?p=753"},"modified":"2018-01-19T17:56:58","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T17:56:58","slug":"syrian-sappers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esplorarelametropoli.it\/theremnants\/syrian-sappers\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria&#8217;s volunteer sappers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row dt_bg_repeat=&#8221;repeat-y&#8221; video_raster=&#8221;&#8221; dt_text_scheme=&#8221;lighter-overlay&#8221; dt_no_mb=&#8221;&#8221; dt_row_type=&#8221;fullwidth&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]Volunteers in opposition-held areas of Syria are forced to improvise as they carry out one of the world&#8217;s most dangerous tasks: dismantling cluster munitions, landmines and explosive booby-traps as they work to make battle-torn areas safe for civilians to return.<!--more--><br \/>\nThe result has been tragic.<br \/>\nBooby-traps laid by the Islamic State group in the Kurdish-held town of Kobani, in northern Syria, have killed more than 20 volunteer sappers in 15 months, according to a senior regional official.<br \/>\n#TheRemnantsToday<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/syria-s-volunteer-sappers-forced-to-improvise-mine-clearing-tactics-1.2886964\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nelle zone sotto controllo dei ribelli siriani sono dei volontari a farsi carico del compito pi\u00f9 rischioso:\u00a0eliminare bombe a grappolo e mine\u00a0per rendere sicuro il ritorno dei civili.<br \/>\nIl risultato \u00e8 tragico.<br \/>\nSolo le mine lasciate dallo Stato Islamico nella citt\u00e0 kurda di Kobane hanno ucciso pi\u00f9 di 20 volontari in 15 mesi, secondo fonti ufficiali.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/syria-s-volunteer-sappers-forced-to-improvise-mine-clearing-tactics-1.2886964\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read More<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row dt_bg_repeat=&#8221;repeat-y&#8221; video_raster=&#8221;&#8221; dt_text_scheme=&#8221;lighter-overlay&#8221; dt_no_mb=&#8221;&#8221; dt_row_type=&#8221;fullwidth&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tAv4Km2UIuQ&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row dt_bg_repeat=&#8221;repeat-y&#8221; video_raster=&#8221;&#8221; dt_text_scheme=&#8221;lighter-overlay&#8221; dt_no_mb=&#8221;&#8221; dt_row_type=&#8221;fullwidth&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]Volunteers in opposition-held areas of Syria are forced to improvise as they carry out one of the world&#8217;s most dangerous tasks: dismantling cluster munitions, landmines and explosive booby-traps as they work to make battle-torn areas safe for civilians to return.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":754,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[52,59,16,60,61,62,14],"class_list":["post-753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bombe-a-grappolo","tag-booby-trap","tag-cluster-bombs","tag-mine-antiuomo","tag-siria","tag-syria","tag-the-remnants"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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