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Landmine Left by Daesh Kills 1, Injures 10 in Deir Ez-Zor - Reports

Landmine explosions are quite frequent in Syria, as terrorists, when forced to retreat from territory, leave explosive devices in streets and residential buildings.
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One civilian has been killed and ten others injured in a Daesh* landmine explosion in al-Shoula, Deir Ez-Zor, according to SANA.

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A similar explosion claimed the lives of 24 people last Sunday in the province of Hama, when a passenger bus exploded after driving on a mine.

On 21 February, five people were killed and dozens left injured after a car bomb explosion in Deir ez-Zor Province.

Meanwhile, the Syrian military is continuing to fight the last remaining terrorist groups operating in the country's Hama and Idlib provinces.

Earlier, it was reported that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were clearing the village of Baghuz, which was from their point of view the last settlement in Syria controlled by the Daesh terror group.

*Daesh (also known as ISIS/ISIL/IS) is a terrorist group banned in Russia

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