Syria leftover explosives kill and injure over 180 children: NGO
The Hindu
Save the Children warns of landmines in Syria, killing 188 children since Assad's overthrow, urging action for clearance.
Landmines and unexploded ordnance in Syria have killed or injured at least 188 children since president Bashar al-Assad's overthrow in December, the Save the Children charity said Thursday, March 6, 2025.
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Of that figure, more than 60 children were killed, the U.K.-based group said, warning the toll could rise as more families return to the war-ravaged country.
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 said.
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The United Nations last week said about 1.2 million people had returned home to Syria in the past three months, including over 8,85,000 who were internally displaced.
"Much of Syria is pockmarked by mines and explosive remnants of war after 13 years of conflict," said Bujar Hoxha, the charity's Syria director.
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