Landmines blasts kill, wound children in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – On Thursday, two landmines were exploded killing a child and wounding two others in the western and eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria.
A landmine, expected to be of war remnants, exploded on the outskirts of the town of al-Tebni, west of Deir ez-Zor, killing the 11-year-old child Ahmad al-Safira, said Nawaf al-Safira, cousin of Ahmad.
Another landmine was exploded on the outskirts of the town of Marat, east of Deir ez-Zor, wounding Abdullah al-Haj, 11, and Yaqin al-Haj, 13, said Omar al-Jassem, a resident of the town.
Since early 2023, landmines and war remnants have harmed 543 people all over Syria, of which 288 were killed and injured.
The remnants of the war in Syria are considered to be one of the most dangerous legacies of the decade-long conflict. The parties to the conflict, with the Islamic State (ISIS) taking the lead, have planted IEDs and mines in areas under their control as well as in areas controlled by their enemies in order to protect themselves against attacks.