Shafaq News/ A landmine from theformer Syrian al-Assad regime exploded in Tel Salma, eastern Hama, killing andinjuring several civilians, according to Syrian media.
The explosion reportedly killed 4civilians and injured 4 others, including two children and a young woman. Acivil defense team transferred the injured from the National Hospital OfSalamiyah to another one in Hama for treatment.
"The dangers of war remnantsand landmines planted by the fallen Al-Assad regime are a delayed deathsentence for Syrians. They claim the lives of civilians, cause severe injuries,deepen their suffering, restrict their movements, and hinder their return totheir homes,” the Syrian Civil Defense explained.
Between November 26, 2024, andJanuary 18, 2025, the Civil Defense announced that its demining teams hadremoved over 1,060 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and identified 134 minefieldsacross Syrian provinces. These efforts allegedly aim to protect civilians andfacilitate their safe return to their homes.
War Remnants in Syria: Background
Over the past 14 years, the SyrianNetwork for Human Rights (SNHR) has documented the widespread use ofanti-personnel landmines (APLs), including remnants of cluster munitions,resulting in numerous deaths and injuries.
The Network revealed that from late2011 onwards, the Al-Assad regime began planting landmines along the borderswith Lebanon and Tukriye without issuing sufficient warnings. “Monitoringindicates that other parties to the conflict and controlling forces have alsocommonly used landmines, although all documented use of cluster munitions inSyria has been exclusively by the Al-Assad regime and Russian forces.”
The regime fell on December 8, 2024,at the hands of opposition factions during the Deterrence of Aggression battle,which began on November 27, 2024. Following the withdrawal of Al-Assad's forcesfrom previously controlled areas, remnants of war—landmines, unexplodedordnance, and hazardous munitions—were left behind, posing a constant threat todisplaced persons and refugees who have regained hope of returning to theirhomes.
Landmine Casualties in Syria
Syria recorded the highest globalnumber of landmine casualties for three consecutive years—2020, 2021, and 2022.In 2023, the country ranked second, with 933 deaths caused by landmines,trailing Myanmar, which recorded 1,003 casualties, according to the LandmineMonitor.
SNHR documented 3,521 civiliandeaths caused by landmine explosions between March 2011 and the end of 2024.These included 931 children, 362 women, 7 Civil Defense personnel, 8 medicalstaff, and 9 media workers. Among the victims, 45 civilians—6 children and 4women—were killed between November 27 and December 31, 2024.
The network further estimated thatover 10,400 individuals sustained injuries of varying severity.
The War Remnants and AmmunitionClearance Program revealed that, from the fall of the regime until December 31,2024, incidents involving war remnants claimed the lives of 55 people, a thirdof whom were women and children. All of them were reportedly killed due tolandmines and unexploded ordnance in Homs, Hama, Idlib, Deir ez-Zor, andAleppo.
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