Deir Ezzor | Civilian injured in explo*sion of landm*ine of w*a*r remnants

Deir Ezzor province: A civilian was injured in the explosion of a landmine of war remnants, when his car passed in Al-Ezba area near Koniko Gas Field in Deir Ezzor countryside, and he was taken to a hospital to receive proper medication.

Accordingly, SOHR has documented the death of 142 civilians, including 22 women and 50 children, due to explosions of old landmines, unexploded shells and bombs across Syria since early 2024. In addition, 182 civilians, including 20 women and 89 children, sustained various injuries.

The casualties are distributed regionally as follows:

Regime-controlled areas: 112 fatalities, including 21 women and 31 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: 22 fatalities, including 16 children and a woman, and 34 injured civilians, including a woman and 24 children.

HTS-held areas: Six fatalities, including three 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 others, including three children, were injured.

“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 75 civilians, including 13 children and 19 women, and the injury of 65 others, including 12 women and 27 children, due to the explosions of landmines planted previously by ISIS, mostly in regime-controlled areas.