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War Remnants: Nearly 10 Killed and Injured, Including 4 Children
War remnants remain one of the most significant obstacles faced by civilians in Syria, especially following the end of the conflict and the fall of the regime. Many displaced individuals seek to return to their villages, but these remnants restrict their return and pose a direct threat to their lives. The remnants vary across the country, including anti-personnel and anti-vehicle landmines, homemade explosive devices, and unexploded ordnance of various types, such as artillery shells, mortars, and cluster bombs. The widespread use of these devices by various armed parties has led to their presence in large areas of the country. Repeated incidents highlight the urgent need to document these cases and identify the most affected regions, particularly given the limited local capabilities and the lack of effective international response to this escalating crisis.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the confirmed number of casualties and injuries from war remnants in Syria thus far is nine, including four children, distributed across several areas as follows:
- Areas under Damascus government control: one child killed and five civilians injured.
- Areas controlled by the Autonomous Administration: one child died due to a landmine explosion.
- Areas under the Syrian National Army factions: two children killed.
Detailed incidents include:
- On August 1, two citizens were injured with varying wounds after their motorcycle detonated a landmine in Jabal Al-Aمور, north of Palmyra in eastern Homs countryside. They were transferred to hospitals for treatment.
- On the same day, a 13-year-old child was martyred by a landmine explosion in Rihab village in Raqqa countryside, controlled by SDF forces.
- Also on August 1, two children lost their lives due to a landmine explosion in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, around the Harsh of the village of Al-Muqabila.
- On August 1, an 11-year-old child was martyred by a similar landmine in Dadiqh town in Idlib countryside.
- On August 4, three people were wounded when a fishing boat collided with a mine on the banks of the Orontes River in Al-Mawali village, southern Hama countryside. The wounded were transported to hospitals for treatment.
It is worth mentioning that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented the deaths of 491 people since the beginning of 2025 due to explosions of war remnants, including 138 children and 31 women, along with injuries to 534 others, including 238 children and 14 women. The distribution of victims is as follows:
- Areas controlled by Damascus: 373 killed, including 18 women and 97 children, some of whom were collecting wild mushrooms (including a woman and a child), with 383 injured — among them 146 children and 6 women, including 6 (3 children) during mushroom gathering.
- Areas under the Autonomous Administration: 33 killed, including 17 children and 2 women, with 63 injured, including 48 children and 2 women.
- Areas controlled by the Syrian National Army: 85 killed, including 24 children and 11 women, with 88 injured, including 38 children and 6 women.
These devastating figures emphasize the urgent need for international action to protect civilians and address the ongoing danger posed by war remnants, which continue to threaten Syrian lives.
