Save the Children says four children killed by landmines in Syria in less than a week

India, Nov. 11 -- Save the Children said on Nov. 10, 2026 that four children were killed by landmines in Syria in less than a week, after an unexploded ordnance explosion killed three children in rural Palmyra this week following a fatality in Hasakah last week.

Recent incidents reported

Save the Children said the deaths were double the weekly average of child fatalities from landmines throughout July to September.

The organisation described the incidents as including the following, citing local news and media reports:

* Rural Palmyra: An unexploded ordnance explosion killed three children on Monday this week * Hasakah: A landmine exploded at a school last week, killing one child and injuring 14 people including children and teachers * ...