According to the authorities, the incident occurred while the victims were on a mine-scrubbing and demining mission in the towns of Al-Aliyaniyah and Al-Sawana, about 250 kilometers northeast of Damascus, the capital.

Last Sunday, at least four people died and others were injured by the explosion of ammunition left over from the war in the provinces of Latakia and Deir Ezzor.

From December 2024 to the present, more than 430 people have been killed and injured by the explosion of explosive devices in Syria, reported the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

In a recently released statement, OCHA indicated that almost a third of the victims are children, while farmers and shepherds are among the most affected groups.

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