AP PHOTOS: Land mines still claim lives in post-Assad Syria
AP PHOTOS: Land mines still claim lives in post-Assad Syria
Suleiman Khalil, 21, who lost his leg in a landmine explosion while harvesting olives with his friends in a field, is reflected in a mirror at his home in the village of Qaminas, east of Idlib, Syria, Wednesday April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Suleiman Khalil, 21, who lost his leg in a landmine explosion while harvesting olives with his friends in a field, is reflected in a mirror at his home in the village of Qaminas, east of Idlib, Syria, Wednesday April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Suleiman Khalil, 21, who lost his leg in a landmine explosion while harvesting olives with his friends in a field, is reflected in a mirror at his home in the village of Qaminas, east of Idlib, Syria, Wednesday April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Suleiman Khalil, 21, who lost his leg in a landmine explosion while harvesting olives with his friends in a field, poses for a pictures with his siblings from left to right, Sakina, 8, Nahla, 9, and Aya, 5, at his home in the village of Qaminas, east of Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Suleiman Khalil, 21, who lost his leg in a landmine explosion while harvesting olives with his friends in a field, poses for a pictures with his siblings from left to right, Sakina, 8, Nahla, 9, and Aya, 5, at his home in the village of Qaminas, east of Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Land mines are seen in a field during a ministry of defence operation to clear and detonate explosives left by the Syrian army during the war, in agricultural land south of Idlib, Syria, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Land mines are seen in a field during a ministry of defence operation to clear and detonate explosives left by the Syrian army during the war, in agricultural land south of Idlib, Syria, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Suleiman Khalil, 21, who lost his leg in a landmine explosion while harvesting olives with his friends in a field, talks with his father at their home in the village of Qaminas, east of Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Suleiman Khalil, 21, who lost his leg in a landmine explosion while harvesting olives with his friends in a field, talks with his father at their home in the village of Qaminas, east of Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Members of the Ministry of Defence clear landmines left behind by the Syrian army during the war, in agricultural land south of Idlib, Syria, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Members of the Ministry of Defence clear landmines left behind by the Syrian army during the war, in agricultural land south of Idlib, Syria, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Salah Swed , 28, holds a cellphone showing a picture of his brother Mohammed, killed while attempting to dismantle a landmine, as he visits his grave in their village of Kafr Nabl, south of Idlib, Syria, Monday, April 14, 2025.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Salah Swed , 28, holds a cellphone showing a picture of his brother Mohammed, killed while attempting to dismantle a landmine, as he visits his grave in their village of Kafr Nabl, south of Idlib, Syria, Monday, April 14, 2025.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Salah Swed, 28, visits the grave of his brother Mohammed, who was killed while trying to dismantle a landmine, in their village of Kafr Nabl, south of Idlib, Syria, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Salah Swed, 28, visits the grave of his brother Mohammed, who was killed while trying to dismantle a landmine, in their village of Kafr Nabl, south of Idlib, Syria, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Shepherd Jalal Ma’rouf, 22, shows the stump of the limb he lost to a landmine while herding sheep in farmland recently recaptured from regime forces, at his home in Deir Sunbul village, south of Idlib, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Shepherd Jalal Ma’rouf, 22, shows the stump of the limb he lost to a landmine while herding sheep in farmland recently recaptured from regime forces, at his home in Deir Sunbul village, south of Idlib, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Shepherd Jalal Ma’rouf, 22, rests his hands on the stump of the limb he lost to a landmine while herding sheep in farmland recently recaptured from regime forces, at his home in Deir Sunbul village, south of Idlib, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Shepherd Jalal Ma’rouf, 22, rests his hands on the stump of the limb he lost to a landmine while herding sheep in farmland recently recaptured from regime forces, at his home in Deir Sunbul village, south of Idlib, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Shepherd Jalal Ma’rouf, 22, who lost a limb to a landmine while herding sheep in farmland recently recaptured from regime forces, watches his friends play at his home in Deir Sunbul village, south of Idlib, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Shepherd Jalal Ma’rouf, 22, who lost a limb to a landmine while herding sheep in farmland recently recaptured from regime forces, watches his friends play at his home in Deir Sunbul village, south of Idlib, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Suleiman Khalil, 21, who lost his leg in a landmine explosion while harvesting olives with his friends in a field, walks outside his home in the village of Qaminas, east of Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Suleiman Khalil, 21, who lost his leg in a landmine explosion while harvesting olives with his friends in a field, walks outside his home in the village of Qaminas, east of Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Members of the ministry of defence clear landmines left behind by the Syrian army during the war, in agricultural land south of Idlib, Syria, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Members of the ministry of defence clear landmines left behind by the Syrian army during the war, in agricultural land south of Idlib, Syria, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Suleiman Khalil, 21, who lost his leg in a landmine explosion while harvesting olives with his friends in a field, walks outside his home in the village of Qaminas, east of Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Suleiman Khalil, 21, who lost his leg in a landmine explosion while harvesting olives with his friends in a field, walks outside his home in the village of Qaminas, east of Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Smoke billows as a landmine is detonated during a ministry of defence operation to clear explosives left behind by the Syrian army during the war, in agricultural land south of Idlib, Syria, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Smoke billows as a landmine is detonated during a ministry of defence operation to clear explosives left behind by the Syrian army during the war, in agricultural land south of Idlib, Syria, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Land mines and other unexploded remnants of war continue to pose a deadly threat across Syria, causing widespread casualties and long-term harm.
Since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government last year, the number of land mine-related incidents has surged, particularly as displaced people return to former front-line areas.
Contamination from land mines and explosive devices has killed at least 249 people, including 60 children, and injured more than 370 since Dec. 8, according to an organization dedicated to enhancing the safety of aid workers.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.