North of Hasakeh | Landmine explodes killing civilian, as he tries to cross Turkish territory

SOHR sources say that a resident from rural Al-Hasakeh was killed in a landmine explosion, as he tried to enter Turkish territory from the vicinity of the village of Aradda in Abu Racine countryside.

An increasing number of people killed recently by a landmine, unexploded bombs, and collapse of war-damaged residential buildings in various Syrian areas and cities such as Homs, Hama Deir Ezzor, Aleppo, and southern Syria.

The Syrian Observatory has documented since January 2019 to date some 359 fatalities, including 71 women and 106 children. Of the total number, the Syrian Observatory documented the deaths of 45 people, including 30 women and five children, in their search and collect for “Syrian wild truffles”, which put their lives at risk, “Syrian wild truffles” grow in areas that are exposed to heavy rains and are sold at high prices.