Old ordnance | Child di*ed in expl*osion of object of w*a*r remnants in Sahl Al-Ghab

Hama province: A 16 year-old child died in the explosion of a grenade of war remnants while herding sheep in the vicinity of Al-Qarqour Village in Sahl Al-Ghab north western of Hama.

Accordingly, SOHR has documented the death of 132 civilians, including 22 women and 47 children, due to explosions of old landmines, unexploded shells and bombs across Syria since early 2024. In addition, 176 civilians, including 19 women and 86 children, sustained various injuries.

The casualties are distributed regionally as follows:

Regime-controlled areas: 107 fatalities, including 21 women and 30 children, and 116 injured civilians, including 16 women and 41 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: 18 fatalities, including 14 children and a woman, and 32 injured civilians, including a woman and 23 children.

HTS-held areas: Five fatalities, including three children, and 17 injured civilians, including two women and 13 children.

Areas where Kurdish and regime forces are deployed: A man was killed and four civilians were injured, including three children.

“Euphrates Shield” area: A civilian was killed and a man and two children were injured.

“Olive Branch” area: Four children were injured.

Among the total death toll, the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 72 civilians, including 13 children and 19 women, and the injury of 61 others, including 12 women and 24 children, due to the explosions of landmines planted previously by ISIS, mostly in regime-controlled areas.