ISIS' Parting Gift To Its Former Capital: Thousands Of Explosive Booby Traps : Parallels : NPR
Nabeel Mukhil Hamza
One of the students here is  Nabeel Mukhil Hamza .  He 's a slight 19-year-old  wearing a red parka.  He 's from Raqqa  where  he  was once jailed by ISIS for four days.  His  crime? Smoking.
"We attend this course of training to protect the civilians and to clear the city of any IEDs and explosives "  he  says.
 Hamza  says  his  brother-in-law was killed when  he  stepped on a landmine.  He  was just 36 and left behind a wife and young daughter.  Hamza  says some of  his  neighbors' homes are laced with booby traps  one just 40 feet from  his  house  where  he  lives with  his  mother.
"I'm not scared  I'm here for my ultimate goal - safe homes "  he  says  though  he  acknowledges  his  mother is nervous.
"She just prays for  me  and says  'May Allah save you.' "
One of the students here is  [TGT] .  [TGT] 's a slight 19-year-old  wearing a red parka.  [TGT] 's from Raqqa  where  [TGT]  was once jailed by ISIS for four days.  [TGT]  crime? Smoking.
"We attend this course of training to protect the civilians and to clear the city of any IEDs and explosives "  he  says.
 [TGT]says  [TGT]  brother-in-law was killed when  he  stepped on a landmine.  He  was just 36 and left behind a wife and young daughter.  [TGT]says some of  [TGT]  neighbors' homes are laced with booby traps  one just 40 feet from  [TGT]  house  where  [TGT]  lives with  [TGT]  mother.
"I'm not scared  I'm here for my ultimate goal - safe homes "  he  says  though  he  acknowledges  his  mother is nervous.
"She just prays for  me  and says  'May Allah save you.' "