Deir Ez-Zour: Over 5,000 Anti-Tank and Anti-Personnel Mines Neutralized
ARK News.. Syrian media sources reported that army engineering units have dismantled more than 5,000 anti-tank and anti-personnel mines across Deir Ez-Zour Province.
Local sources from the city of Deir Ez-Zour said that, in addition to clearing over 5,000 anti-tank mines, engineering units also destroyed the majority of highly dangerous anti-personnel mines.
The cleared areas include:
-The road linking Deir Ez-Zour and al-Mayadeen
-Agricultural fields in al-Bukamal
-Sections of the al-Mayadeen and al-Asharah desert
According to the sources, demining operations are ongoing to completely clear the desert fields, part of a broader effort to secure the area and allow displaced residents to safely return to their homes.
Deir Ez-Zour, Mine Clearance, Syrian Army Engineering Units, Safe Return of Civilians
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