- A major blast at a war remnants depot in Idlib has killed at least four people, including two children.
- Authorities confirmed the incident took place at a site storing unexploded ordnance and leftover war materials.
- The region, controlled by rebel factions, has seen multiple deadly explosions in recent weeks.
A powerful explosion at a depot storing remnants of war on the outskirts of Idlib city in northwest Syria has left at least four people dead and several others injured.
The reports monitored by Eko Hot Blog by Syria’s Health Ministry, the incident occurred on Thursday, resulting in the deaths of four individuals while five others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
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The blast reportedly took place at a facility used for storing unexploded ordnance and leftover weapons from years of conflict.
A statement from the Ministry for Emergency and Disaster Management confirmed that a “major explosion” had taken place at the depot, which was described as a storage site for old war materials.
Meanwhile, an independent war monitoring group reported that the explosion occurred at a base used by foreign fighters and also contained a weapons cache.
The group, which collects updates through local sources, claimed that the death toll may be higher reporting six people dead, including two civilians, and eight others injured, three of whom were also civilians.
Raed al-Saleh, the minister in charge of emergency response, revealed via social media that two children were among the dead.
He emphasised the urgent need for stronger collaboration among all institutions and communities to address the growing danger posed by unexploded bombs and leftover weapons in conflict zones.
Photos shared online showed a large column of smoke rising from what appeared to be a rural area, suggesting the blast’s intensity.
Idlib has long served as a stronghold for various rebel factions and remains under the control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a group that played a key role in the opposition’s success in taking the city.
Though Syria’s central authority has largely been pushed out of the area, pockets of foreign fighters continue to operate and maintain military bases in the region.
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