The death toll from explosions of war remnants in Syria has risen to 32 civilians during the period between November 27, 2024, and January 5 of the current year (over 38 days).

On Tuesday, January 7, three civilians were killed and five others were injured, including four children, due to three separate explosions of war remnants.

The Syria Civil Defence reported that during this period, 32 civilians were killed, including eight children and one woman, and 48 civilians were injured, including 19 children with serious injuries, from explosions caused by war remnants and landmines.

The first explosion occurred in the town of Talhayya in eastern Idlib, resulting in the death of two civilians and serious injuries to another.

The second explosion took place in the farmlands of Afis village in eastern Idlib, resulting in the death of one civilian while he was working in the fields.

In the third incident, four children were injured, one seriously, due to the explosion of a cluster bomb from remnants of the previous bombardment by Russian and regime warplanes, in the vicinity of Qasimiya village in western Aleppo.

The Civil Defence teams identified 117 minefields and areas containing mines from November 27, 2024, to January 3 of the current year, in the provinces of Aleppo, Idlib, Hama, Latakia, and Deir Ezzor.

The teams marked these fields with warning signs and warned civilians in various ways since they are not specialized in mine removal, which is the best they can do at present, according to the Civil Defence.

Regarding unexploded ordnance, the teams managed to destroy 822 different munitions between December 1, 2024, and January 3, mainly consisting of cluster bombs, and identified more than 80 sites confirmed to be contaminated with unexploded ordnance across various regions of Syria.

The Civil Defence stated in a previous interview with Enab Baladi that these remnants left by the previous regime threaten the lives of Syrians and hinder their pursuit of safety, as well as their return to their homes and work on their farms in vast areas of Syria.

In previous interviews conducted by Enab Baladi with residents of the Shams al-Hurriya camp in al-Dana, Idlib, to identify the reasons hindering their return to their homes after the fall of the regime, Muhammad Abdulqadir, from Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, stated that one of the main factors threatening their return is the spread of mines in the surrounding area.

Noura Mohammad, a resident of eastern Homs and also living in the same camp, said she would not be able to return to her village until the war remnants and mines are removed from it.