Wisam Franjiyeh
Wisam Franjiyeh is an independent Syrian journalist.
The life and death of one of Syria’s most beloved minesweepers
Abu al-Fadl devoted the final months of his life to clearing al-Bab, Syria, of improvised explosives left behind by ISIS in everything from washing machines to cooking pots. The 60-year-old destroyed roughly 3,500 mines before one took his life.