Cluster Bomb / Submunition

Cluster Bomb / Submunition event in Syrian Arab Republic on Mon 15th June 2026

15th June 2026

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On 15 June 2026, unexploded cluster munitions left by former military forces of Syria during the former Assad regime detonated near Al-Basiri checkpoint on the Damascus-Tadmor road in Homs countryside, killing three children while they were herding sheep and handling the explosive remnants (coded to Al-Basiri area). 3 fatalities.

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