World · Middle East · 12 hrs ago
Mine blast kills Syrian soldier and seriously injures another in Deir ez-Zor
A mine blast killed one Syrian army soldier and seriously injured another near al-Mayadin in eastern Deir ez-Zor, Syria.
The two soldiers were working to dismantle the mine when it exploded.
The incident involved the Syrian army and took place in the countryside east of Deir ez-Zor.
It follows a similar incident last month in which one military engineering soldier was killed and another injured while dismantling mines near al-Tanf in eastern Homs.
These incidents show the danger soldiers face when clearing mines.
No further details about the latest blast or what happens next were given.
A Syrian soldier was killed and another was seriously injured when a mine exploded in eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside.
The blast occurred as the two soldiers were working to dismantle mines in the al-Mayadin area.
The Syrian Defence Ministry’s Media and Communications Department reported the incident, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency.
The report also cited a separate mine-dismantling incident in eastern Homs countryside on the 17th of the previous month.
- Who
- Two Syrian Arab Army soldiers; one was killed and the other seriously injured.
- What
- A mine exploded while they were working to dismantle mines.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- The al-Mayadin area in eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside, Syria.
- Why
- The soldiers were working to dismantle mines; the source does not state why the mine exploded.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A Syrian military engineering soldier was killed and another injured while dismantling mines in the al-Tanf area of eastern Homs countryside.
A mine exploded during mine-dismantling work in al-Mayadin, killing one Syrian soldier and seriously injuring another.
- Killed
- One Syrian Arab Army soldier
- Injured
- One soldier, seriously
- Location
- Al-Mayadin area, eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside
- Incident
- Mine exploded during mine-dismantling work
- Earlier incident
- 17th of the previous month, al-Tanf area in eastern Homs countryside