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Iran-backed militias and forces of the former regime left behind dozens of anti-personnel and anti-vehicle landmines on both sides of the Deir Ezzor-Damascus road, which passes through the Syrian desert, according to DeirEzzor24 Network monitoring.
Our reporter said that dozens of landmines are widely scattered in the area extending from the Sukhna checkpoint to the administrative borders of Deir Ezzor province along the road.
Ahmed al-Abd, a fuel stall owner, confirmed that mines are noticeably widespread around the positions where former regime forces were stationed on both sides of the road in the Syrian Badia.
He added that residents are unable to drive on both sides of the Damascus-DeirEzzor road near the town of al-Sukhnah due to the presence of war remnants and mines.
Khalil al-Kadro, a resident of al-Sukhnah, told DeirEzzor24, “Members of the former regime and Iranian-backed militias planted mines in that area before their withdrawal towards Deir Ezzor, days before the fall of Assad.”
Residents of the area in particular, and drivers and pedestrians in general, are calling on the relevant authorities to conduct a sweeping campaign extending from Palmyra, through al-Sukhnah, and on to Deir Ezzor to remove landmines and war remnants and secure the road, which is considered the region’s artery connecting the eastern region with the central region and the capital.
