The Shells of War

The Shells of War

Ali Haj Suleiman

Surrounded by those fleeing warfare and shelling, in conflict zones around the world, there are those who seek to make a living from those very shells. By collecting spent ammunition and also unexploded ordnance, and selling the scrap metal, some are able to make a living and endure. 

Hassan Abu Malik has been displaced from the town of Al Lataminah, in the countryside north of Hama, Syria, since 2014. The area has seen heaving fighting and bombing campaigns as a result of its proximity to Syrian government strongholds.

Hassan sells scrap metal and works to dismantle spent and unexploded ordnance including shells, mortar rounds, missiles, and bullets. It is a dangerous task but Hassan has mastered it. 
In effect, these missiles and shells have been turned from a tool of destruction to a source of livelihood for others.

A Syrian man waters plants placed in a missile casing in the countryside around Hama, Syria. The shells, mortar rounds, and casings are taken apart and the metal sold for scrap.
A Syrian man carries a spent shell in a scrap yard in the countryside around Hama, Syria.The shells, mortar rounds, and casings are taken apart and the metal sold for scrap.
A Syrian boy carries a mortar round in a scrap yard in the countryside around Hama, Syria. The shells, mortar rounds, and casings are taken apart and the metal sold for scrap.
Mortar rounds and other spent ammunition is seen in a scrap yard in the countryside around Hama, Syria. The shells, mortar rounds, and casings are taken apart and the metal sold for scrap.
A Syrian boy holds a mortar round in a scrap yard in the countryside around Hama, Syria. The shells, rounds, and casings are taken apart and the metal sold for scrap.
A Syrian man carries a projectile in a scrap yard in the countryside around Hama, Syria. The shells, mortar rounds, and casings are taken apart and the metal sold for scrap.
Shell casings are seen in a scrap yard in the countryside around Hama. The shells, mortar rounds, and casings are taken apart and the metal sold for scrap.
A Syrian boy carries a mortar round through a scrap yard in the countryside around Hama, Syria. The shells, mortar rounds, and casings are taken apart and the metal sold for scrap.
Two Syrian boys sit in an abandoned refrigerator in a scrap yard in the countryside around Hama.
A Syrian man, dressed in military uniform, carries a projectile casing in a scrap yard in the countryside around Hama, Syria. The shells, mortar rounds, and casings are taken apart and the metal sold for scrap.
A Syrian man shows a handful of bullet casings collected in a scrap yard in the countryside around Hama, Syria. The shells, mortar rounds, and casings are taken apart and the metal sold for scrap.
A Syrian boy carries a projectile casing in a scrap yard in the countryside around Hama, Syria. The shells, mortar rounds, and casings are taken apart and the metal sold for scrap.
Two Syrian men load a fragment of missile onto a truck in a scrap yard in the countryside around Hama, Syria. The shells, mortar rounds, and casings are taken apart and the metal sold for scrap.
A collection of mortar round are seen in a scrap yard in the countryside around Hama, Syria. The shells, mortar rounds, and casings are taken apart and the metal sold for scrap.
A Syrian man carries a spent projectile in a scrap yard in the countryside around Hama, Syria. The shells, mortar rounds, and casings are taken apart and the metal sold for scrap.
A Syrian boy holds a bullet casing while sitting in a scrap yard in the countryside around Hama, Syria. The shells, mortar rounds, and casings are taken apart and the metal sold for scrap.
Three Syrian men load a missile fragment onto a truck in a scrap yard in the countryside around Hama, Syria. The shells, mortar rounds, and casings are taken apart and the metal sold for scrap.
A Syrian man cuts into a spent projectile in a scrap yard in the countryside around Hama, Syria. The shells, mortar rounds, and casings are taken apart and the metal sold for scrap.
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