Landmines and unexploded ordnance in Syria have killed or injured no less than 188 youngsters since president Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow in December, the Save the Children charity stated Thursday, March 6, 2025.
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Of that determine, greater than 60 youngsters have been killed, the U.Okay.-based group stated, warning the toll may rise as extra households return to the war-ravaged nation.
Since Mr. Assad was toppled on December 8, “landmines and explosive remnants of war have caused at least 628 casualties, more than two-thirds of the total number of casualties for all of 2023”, Save the Children stated.
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The United Nations final week stated about 1.2 million individuals had returned dwelling to Syria previously three months, together with over 8,85,000 who have been internally displaced.
“Much of Syria is pockmarked by mines and explosive remnants of war after 13 years of conflict,” stated Bujar Hoxha, the charity’s Syria director.
“At least 188 children have been killed or injured in about three months — that’s an average of two children a day,” he added.
The group referred to as on the transitional authorities and worldwide donors to hurry up the method of clearing mines and unexploded ordnance in Syria.
A report by non-governmental organisation Humanity and Inclusion final month had warned of the hazards posed by unexploded munitions left over from the devastating civil battle that erupted in 2011.
It stated specialists estimated that between 100,000 and 300,000 of the roughly a million munitions used throughout the battle had by no means detonated.
Also final month, no less than eight civilians together with three youngsters have been killed when unexploded munitions ignited at a home in northwestern Syria, a battle monitor and the civil defence stated.
Published – March 06, 2025 09:08 pm IST
