### [2025-03-6](/feed/2025/03/6/index.md)

##### Syrian civil war
# Save the Children said that landmines and unexploded ordnance in Syria killed or injured at least 188 children since President Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow in December 2024. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Arabiya](https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/03/06/syria-leftover-explosives-kill-and-injure-over-180-children-ngo)

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