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ISIS’ Parting Gift To Its Former Capital: Thousands of Explosive Booby Traps

Young men outside Raqqa, Syria, training to find and destroy hidden explosive devices left by retreating ISIS forces.

Raqqa may be cleared of ISIS fighters, but hidden throughout the city are thousands of hidden bombs. U.S. special forces and Syrians are training young men to disarm them.

(Image credit: Greg Dixon/NPR)