Old ordnance | Two young men injured in eastern “Ain Al-Arab” (Kobani), while attempting to cross into Turkish territory

Aleppo province: Two young men sustained various injuries due to the explosion of an old landmine, while they were attempting to cross into Turkish territory through routes used for smuggling in eastern Ain Al-Arab (Kobani) in eastern Aleppo countryside. The injured men were taken to the hospital for treatment.

People seeking a safe haven face many challenges during their journey from Syria towards other regions abroad in search of decent standards of living, where they encounter many threats, the most dangerous of which are the explosion of landmines and the recurrent violent pushbacks by Turkish border guards.

Accordingly, SOHR has documented the death of 144 civilians, including 22 women and 51 children, due to explosions of old landmines, unexploded shells and bombs across Syria since early 2024. In addition, 185 civilians, including 20 women and 89 children, sustained various injuries.

The casualties are distributed regionally as follows:

• Regime-controlled areas: 113 fatalities, including 21 women and 31 children, and 119 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: 23 fatalities, including 17 children and a woman, and 36 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.