Old ordnance | Two children di*ed and their mother injured in landmine explosion in Rif Dimashq

Rif Dimashq province: A girl and her sister were killed and their mother was injured in the explosion of a landmine of war remnants in Deir Al-Asafeer area in Rif Dimashq.

According to reliable SOHR sources, the mother had displaced along with her children from Al-Qaisa Town in Rif Dimashq in regime-held areas.

Accordingly, SOHR has documented the death of 147 civilians, including 22 women and 53 children, due to explosions of old landmines, unexploded shells and bombs across Syria since early 2024. In addition, 188civilians, including 21 women and 89 children, sustained various injuries.

The casualties are distributed regionally as follows:

Regime-controlled areas: 116 fatalities, including 21 women and 33 children, and 122 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.