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Meet the Syrian children gaining hope with artificial limbs

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November 5, 2025

Hundreds of children have been injured in explosions since the end of Syria's conflict. DW met two children being fitted for prosthetic legs and the doctors who treat them.

After the fall of the Assad regime, people trying to rebuild their lives in Syria face a deadly legacy: landmines. Rayaan, 12, lost her parents and her leg in an explosion that shattered her life. Mostafa, 16, was injured near his home after spending years in a refugee camp. In the first three months following the regime's collapse, landmines have killed or wounded at least 188 children, according to Save the Children.

Aqratabt Hospital in the northwest is one of the few places in Syria that can provide survivors with prosthetics. Here, therapists build trust before treatment, helping children like Rayaan and Mostafa regain hope and independence.

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