Old ordnance | Child kil*led in expl*osion of cluster gren*ade of w*a*r remnants in Daraa

Daraa province: A child from Deir Al-Ads Village northern of Daraa died in the explosion of a cluster grenade of war remnants while playing with it.

Accordingly, SOHR has documented the death of 123 civilians, including 22 women and 43 children, due to explosions of old landmines, unexploded shells and bombs across Syria since early 2024. In addition, 146 civilians, including 14 women and 73 children, sustained various injuries.

The casualties are distributed regionally as follows:

Regime-controlled areas: 102 fatalities, including 21 women and 29 children, and 99 injured civilians, including 12 women and 36 children. Among this toll, 49 truffle pickers, including a child and 19 women, were killed and 28 others, including nine women, were injured.

SDF-held areas: 17 fatalities, including 13 children and a woman, and 28 injured civilians, including a woman and 22 children.

HTS-held areas: Two fatalities, a child and a man, and 11 injured children.

Areas where Kurdish and regime forces are deployed: An elderly man was killed and a young man was injured.

“Euphrates Shield” area: A civilian was killed and another was injured.

Faction-held areas in “Olive Branch” areas: Four children were injured.
Among the total death toll, the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 68 civilians, including 12 children and 19 women, and the injury of 55 others, including ten women and 23 children, due to the explosions of landmines planted previously by ISIS, all in regime-controlled areas.