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FOCUS © FRANCE 24
05:45
Issued on: 28/11/2025 - 15:00Modified: 28/11/2025 - 15:12
05:45 min
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Since the fall of the Syrian regime in December 2024, the NGO Handicap International has recorded 725 accidents and nearly 1,400 victims of landmines and explosive ordnance throughout the country, compared to 933 victims in 2023. The increase in these figures in recent months is partly due to the return of residents to war-torn areas previously occupied by Assad's forces.
The province of Deir ez-Zor, along the Iraqi border, is particularly affected by explosive devices. In the region known as the Seven Villages, conquered by forces from northeastern Syria following the withdrawal of Assad's army, daily life consists of living amid often invisible danger.
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FRANCE 24's Marie-Charlotte Roupie and Jiwan Mirzo report, with Josh Vardey.
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