Including two children | Four members of one family killed and injured in explosion of remnant of war in Idlib countryside

Idlib province: An explosion was heard in a house in Killi town in the northern countryside of Idlib, within HTS-held areas, which turned out that it was caused from dismantling a remnant of war by the owner of the house, who works in collecting scrap. The explosion resulted in the death of a civilian and his 7-year-old son, while his 30-year-old wife and their 2-year-old daughter were injured and taken to the hospital for treatment.

Accordingly, SOHR has documented the death of 135 civilians, including 22 women and 48 children, due to explosions of old landmines, unexploded shells and bombs across Syria since early 2024. In addition, 180 civilians, including 20 women and 88 children, sustained various injuries.

The casualties are distributed regionally as follows:

Regime-controlled areas: 107 fatalities, including 21 women and 30 children, and 118 injured civilians, including 16 women and 42 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: 19 fatalities, including 14 children and a woman, and 32 injured civilians, including a woman and 23 children.

HTS-held areas: Seven fatalities, including four children, and 19 injured civilians, including three women and 14 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.