As usual, Hassan Hanoush moved when the morning dawned to buy his daily needs after he placed a kiss on the cheek of his young son, who was ten years old at the time, with a promise to bring him whatever pleased him when he returned at the end of the day, says Hassan’s wife.

He moved from the Al-Mushawah area to the west of Al-Shaddadi, and two hours before the sun went out of sight and he finished buying his needs, he prepared to return to his village, carrying a gift for his little one. Next to a garbage container prepared with a timer by sleeping cells, when the victim approached it, it exploded, which led to a serious injury.

His body was unable to withstand the way to the hospital and fulfill his promise to his child. Hassan, another victim, passed away, leaving behind four children without a breadwinner.

Our engineering teams cleared 90% of Hassan’s area to prevent further mine casualties.