Assad’s regime collapse in December 2024 was meant to mark a turning point for Syria. Instead, an insidious threat is ...
Nearly 14 years of brutal civil war, which killed more than 500,000 people and displaced millions, has left an estimated 324,000 pieces of unexploded ordnance scattered across Syria, Pires said.
The unexploded ordnance, discovered during a site renovation, were described as “practice bombs” that still carry a charge ...
Hassan's family returned home after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, her son stood on a landmine, which amputated his ...
The volume of ordnance dropped by Israeli warplanes on Gaza during Israel's 15 months of war on the territory was "mind-boggling", said Simon Elmont, a demining expert with Handicap International ...
“Areas that were bombed during the war are particularly likely to have unexploded ordnance,” he said ... in 1954 as a training airfield for the Civil Aviation College.
Instead, an insidious threat is unfolding beneath the feet of its people. Landmines and unexploded ordnance left scattered in the aftermath of the civil war have become a silent killer for Syrians – ...
More than 100 children were killed or wounded in Syria last month alone after setting off mines and other unexploded ordnance littering the country after nearly 14 years of civil war, the UN said ...