War remnants | Minor killed and his brother injured in Palmyra in Homs countryside

Homs province: A 16-year-old minor died and his 14-year-old brother was injured as a result of the explosion of an old landmine, while herding livestock in the vicinity of Palmyra city, east of Homs, within regime-held areas.
In 2017, regime forces took control of Palmyra city after “ISIS” withdrew from it.
It is worth noting that war remnants are prevalent over large geographical areas across Syria, amid inaction by authorities and local organisations which have exerted no efforts to remove them.

Accordingly, SOHR has documented the death of 115 civilians, including 21 women and 39 children, due to explosions of old landmines, unexploded shells and bombs across Syria since early 2024. In addition, 128 civilians, including 13 women and 65 children, sustained various injuries.

The casualties are distributed regionally as follows:

Regime-controlled areas: 97 fatalities, including 21 women and 25 children, and 90 injured civilians, including 12 women and 35 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: 15 fatalities, including 13 children, and 28 injured civilians, including a woman and 22 children.

HTS-held areas: Two fatalities, a child and a man, and eight injured children.

Areas where Kurdish and regime forces are deployed: A young man was injured.

“Euphrates Shield” area: A civilian was killed.

Among the total death toll, the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 68 civilians, including 12 children and 19 women, and the injury of 55 others, including ten women and 23 children, due to the explosions of landmines planted previously by ISIS, all in regime-controlled areas