Eighty civilians were killed in Syria due to the explosions of war remnants and mines during the period from November 27, 2024, to March 14 of the current year.
The Syria Civil Defence (White Helmets) stated on Friday, March 14, that 80 civilians, including 18 children and four women, were killed due to the explosions of mines and war remnants, and 116 civilians, including 43 children, were injured, some seriously.
The Civil Defence explained to Enab Baladi that the largest number of war remnants incidents occurred primarily in the rural areas of Idlib, Aleppo, and Hama, followed by Latakia, Homs, Damascus and its countryside, and Deir Ezzor.
Last week, a child was killed due to the explosion of an artillery shell from war remnants in the town of Foua in the rural area of Idlib, while a woman and a child were killed, and three children were injured due to the explosion of a landmine from the remnants of the Assad regime in the village of al-Ankawi in the al-Ghab plain northwest of Hama.
For their part, teams for removing unexploded ordnance in the Syria Civil Defence are working on cleansing regions contaminated with war remnants, which includes conducting non-technical surveys, identifying contaminated areas, destroying those munitions, and providing awareness sessions about the remnants.
During the period from November 26, 2024, to March 2, 2025, the teams for disposing of unexploded ordnance carried out 1,229 removal operations, during which they disposed of 1,813 unexploded munitions, a third of which were cluster bombs, and the number of confirmed contaminated areas amounted to 362.
Additionally, 141 minefields and points containing mines (including anti-tank and anti-personnel mines) were identified, and warning signs were placed around them. The teams warned civilians using various methods, as the Civil Defence teams are not specialized in mine removal.
The Syria Civil Defence calls on civilians not to enter villages, towns, and lands that were within the front lines with the previous Syrian regime to avoid the dangers of remnants left by the regime’s killings and destruction.
The Civil Defence also urged residents not to enter destroyed homes or use abandoned roads, and to avoid approaching military barracks and previous military sites, earthen berms, and trenches. They advised caution around any unusual objects, not to touch or move them, and to report them.
Moreover, civilians were warned against entering places that were previously bombed, such as homes and farms, and to report to the Syria Civil Defence teams to secure the area.
According to the Civil Defence, the former regime and allied militias deliberately planted mines in vital areas and locations where civilian movement is expected, aiming to kill as many as possible. They consider these long-term crimes against Syrians as another aspect of the criminality of the Assad regime.
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