War remnants | Elderly man killed in explosion of landmine in northern countryside of Aleppo

Aleppo province: An elderly man died of wounds he sustained a few days ago, as a result of the explosion of an old landmine, in Burj Al-Qas village in Shirarwa district in Afrin countryside, north of Aleppo, located on the contact lines between the areas controlled by the Turkish forces and their proxies on the one hand, and the areas of deployment of where the Kurdish and regime forces on the other hand.

Accordingly, SOHR has documented the death of 118 civilians, including 21 women and 41 children, due to explosions of old landmines, unexploded shells and bombs across Syria since early 2024. In addition, 128 civilians, including 13 women and 65 children, sustained various injuries.

The casualties are distributed regionally as follows:

Regime-controlled areas: 99 fatalities, including 21 women and 27 children, and 90 injured civilians, including 12 women and 35 children. Among this toll, 49 truffle pickers, including a child and 19 women, were killed and 28 others, including nine women, were injured.

SDF-held areas: 15 fatalities, including 13 children, and 28 injured civilians, including a woman and 22 children.

HTS-held areas: Two fatalities, a child and a man, and eight injured children.

Areas where Kurdish and regime forces are deployed: A young man was injured.

“Euphrates Shield” area: A civilian was killed and another was injured.

Among the total death toll, the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 68 civilians, including 12 children and 19 women, and the injury of 55 others, including ten women and 23 children, due to the explosions of landmines planted previously by ISIS, all in regime-controlled areas