ALEPPO, Syria: A member of Syria's Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management was killed and another injured on Wednesday while clearing explosive remnants of war in eastern Aleppo countryside, bringing the death toll from landmines and other unexploded ordnance across the country to at least 14 since October 14.
The ministry identified the deceased as Farouk Abadan, a member of its war remnants clearance and demining teams, who was killed while carrying out a clearance operation in the village of Al-Seen.
His colleague, Mustafa Al-Taha, was injured in the same operation, the ministry said in a statement mourning Abadan's death and wishing the injured worker a speedy recovery.
Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management Raed Al-Saleh said in a post on X that teams tasked with clearing landmines and explosive remnants of war faced significant challenges because of their widespread presence across Syria and the complexity of safely handling and disposing of them.
The latest casualties add to a growing toll from explosive remnants of the country's civil war. At least 14 people have been killed and 17 injured in reported landmine and unexploded ordnance incidents between October 14 and November 11, according to figures from recent reports carried by SANA.
The victims include civilians, military personnel and children, highlighting the continuing danger posed by explosive devices left behind by…
