Syria contributor: Bassam al-Ahmad Bassam al-Ahmad is a human rights activists and the director of Syrians for Truth and Justice. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/bassam-al-ahmad/rss en As ISIS Withdraws, Land Mines Lurk In Northern Syria ISIS Fri, 02 Sep 2016 11:40:45 +0000 Bassam al-Ahmad https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/09/02/as-isis-withdraws-land-mines-lurk-in-northern-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/09/02/as-isis-withdraws-land-mines-lurk-in-northern-syria As ISIS retreat from several areas of northern Syria, they are leaving behind thousands of improvised explosive devices. The international community must address this danger for civilians, writes human rights activist Bassam al-Ahmad.