The explosion of a bomb of the war’s remnants claims the life of a child in Deir Ezzor countryside .. and the number of children killed by mines increases to 50 from the beginning of 2019

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of a 12-year-old child due to the explosion of a bomb of the remnants of previous battles, in Hawi Al-Baghuz area in Deir Ezzor countryside.

It is noteworthy that the war’s leftovers are spread throughout Syria which witnessed battles between the warring parties, especially in the areas that used to be under ISIS control.

Thus, it rose to 198 people including 61 women and 49 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.

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.