Old ordnance | Three truffle pickers killed and wounded in landmine explosion in Al-Raqqah desert

Al-Raqqah province: A civilian was killed and his son and another woman sustained serious injuries by the explosion of an old landmine, while they were searching for truffle near Safiyan oil field in south-western Al-Raqqah in areas controlled by regime forces and Iranian-backed militias. The injured civilians were taken to the hospital.

 

Accordingly, SOHR has documented the death of 80 civilians, including 19 women and 26 children, due to explosions of old landmines, unexploded shells and bombs across Syria since early 2024. In addition, 81 civilians, including five women and 44 children, sustained various injuries.

 

The casualties are distributed regionally as follows:

 

• Regime-controlled areas: 66 fatalities, including 18 women and 13 children, and 58 injured civilians, including five women and 22 children. Among this toll, 45 truffle pickers, including a child and 18 women, were killed and 23 others, including four women, were injured.

 

• SDF-held areas: 14 fatalities, including 13 children, and 18 injured children.

 

• HTS-held areas: Four injured children.

 

• Areas where Kurdish and regime forces are deployed: A young man was injured.