The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

In 24 hours | Four children killed in landmine explosions in Raqqa province

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented the death of two children, as a result of the explosion of a landmine left over from the war, in the village of Um al-Baramil, located in eastern countryside of Ain Issa, in northern countryside of Raqqa.

Yesterday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of two children, as a result of the explosion of a landmine left over from the war near the village of Saqiro in Al-Raqqah countryside.

An increasing number of people killed recently by a landmine, unexploded bombs, and collapse of war-damaged residential buildings in various Syrian areas and cities such as Homs, Hama Deir Ezzor, Aleppo, and southern Syria.

The Syrian Observatory has documented since January 2019 to date some 408 fatalities, including 71 women and 126 children. Of the total number, the Syrian Observatory documented the deaths of 45 people, including 30 women and five children, in their search and collect for “Syrian wild truffles”, which put their lives at risk, “Syrian wild truffles” grow in areas that are exposed to heavy rains and are sold at high prices.