The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Remnants of the Syrian war continue to claim civilian lives and raise the death toll to 37 people killed by mine explosions in different areas since the beginning of October 2019

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of a citizen from Tayyibat al-Imam town in the northern countryside of Hama, in the explosion of a mine left over from previous military operations, where it exploded while he was ploughing his agricultural land north of the town, raising to 183 people including 60 women and 46 children, the number of people who were killed by mines and IED explosions in several areas of the Syrian territory in Homs, Hama, and Deir Ezzor since the beginning of January 2019 until today, and among the total number of casualties the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 44 people including 30 women and 5 children, also the Syrian Observatory documented the killing and execution of 34 members of the regime forces; as they were passing over minefield areas, or arrested by groups of ISIS and executed during their search and collection of the truffle which grows in the areas that is subjected to heavy rain, and it is sold at very high prices, while the IEDs and mines have also left tens of wounded since the second half of February until now, mostly citizen women, and their injuries varied between severe, amputations, middle, and simple wounds.