In a scrapyard in northwest Syria, nine-year-old Malik lifts and drops neutralised mortar shells into a neat pile to help his family eke out a living after fleeing war. The junkyard their family runs has become a harbour for ammunition left behind by endless rounds of fighting in the region between regime forces and their jihadist-led rebel opponents.

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