{"id":139524,"date":"2026-07-26T18:51:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T18:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=139524"},"modified":"2026-07-26T18:51:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T18:51:46","slug":"man-killed-by-landmine-blast-in-eastern-idlib-countryside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/139524\/","title":{"rendered":"Man killed by landmine blast in eastern Idlib countryside"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> A man was killed on Sunday after a landmine left behind by the Syrian conflict exploded near the village of Maar Shamsha in the eastern countryside of Idlib governorate, northwestern Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier on Sunday, three children were injured with varying degrees of wounds when a cluster munition left from previous fighting exploded in the village of al-Saloumiya in the al-Qusayr area of southwestern Homs countryside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Syrian state-run <em>Al-Ikhbariya<\/em> TV reported that the young man was killed after the landmine exploded near Maar Shamsha village in eastern Idlib countryside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unexploded ordnance and landmines continue to pose a serious threat to civilians across Syria, years after major fighting subsided in many parts of the country, causing repeated casualties, particularly among residents returning to affected areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Atoun Jan<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 A man was killed on Sunday after a landmine left behind by the Syrian conflict exploded near the village of Maar Shamsha in the eastern countryside of Idlib governorate, northwestern Syria. 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