The Syrian Civil Defense reported that three civilians were killed and five others, including four children, were injured in three incidents involving the explosion of war remnants on Tuesday.
The Civil Defense said that Syria witnesses daily explosions of war remnants, causing civilian casualties. These remnants, scattered across vast areas, were described as “deferred death left behind by the war waged by the Assad regime and its allies against Syrians.” The organization stated that war remnants threaten residents’ lives, hinder their return to their homes, and prevent them from working on their farms, exacerbating humanitarian needs.
The Civil Defense explained that the three explosions occurred in different locations. In Talhiya town in eastern rural Idlib, two civilians were killed, and another sustained serious injuries. The second explosion took place on a farm in Afis village, eastern rural Idlib, where a civilian lost his life while plowing his land. The third explosion occurred near Qasmiya Farm, close to Qubtan Al-Jabal in western rural Aleppo, injuring four children.
Civil Defense teams have documented the deaths of 32 civilians, including 8 children and one woman, and the injury of 48 civilians, 19 of them children, in explosions caused by war remnants and landmines in Syrian regions. These incidents occurred between November 27 and Sunday, January 5.
The Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC) stressed the need for a large-scale awareness campaign to educate residents about the dangers of war remnants. It urged residents across Syria to avoid areas that were bombed and to refrain from using rural paths that were former frontlines or clash zones, as regime forces had planted mines randomly in these areas.
The Coalition noted that war remnants have caused thousands of civilian casualties over the past years and condemned them as a war crime, adding to the regime’s series of brutal violations.
(Source: SOC’s Media Department)
