2 explosions in the SDF-held areas in Al-Raqah and Deir Ezzor kill 5 women at least

Deir Ezzor Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: a violent explosion rocked Al-Shahil town in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, caused by an explosion of a landmine planted previously by the organization, in the outskirts of the town which is controlled by the Syria Democratic Forces, which resulted in the death of 2 citizen women, and the injury of another one.

Al-Raqqah Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: a violent explosion rocked Al-Raqqah city, caused by the explosion of an IED planted in a vehicle in the area of Al-Jazrah Intersection in Al-Raqqah city, which resulted in the death of 3 citizens (2 women and a child girl), and the injury of others, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published 11 days ago, that it has increased to about 81 civilians including 22 children and women, the number of people who were killed due to mine explosion during their movement in the city, or while they were trying to return their houses, in months in the city, in which sweeping and demining operation are taking place by the SDF and the International Coalition, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published in late October 2017 that the demining teams of the Syria Democratic Forces and teams of the International Coalition and western parties have stopped their work in the city temporary, following the injury of foreign members of the mine engineering teams and the death of other members as a result of mine explosions, the sources told the observatory that they stop mine sweeping and dismantling in order to search for a different method to remove them, in a way that does not inflict casualties in their ranks in Al-Raqqah city, where Al-Raqqah city is witnessing a destruction of more than 80% of its area, which witnessed battles and violent clashes between the Syria Democratic Forces and the International Coalition against the “Islamic State” organization, and lasted from the 6th of June 2017 until the 17th of October 2017, the date of the exit of the last batch of members of the “Islamic State” organization from the city, also the organization had intensively planted miners in the city and its outskirts.