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Story summary
- On February 6, in northwest Syria, an explosion from a cluster munition killed two children and injured two others as Zahraa, 5, and Muhammad, 6, played with scrap metal.
- Their uncle, Ali Mohammed Al-Abrash, described the community's shock.
- Since December 2024, casualties from unexploded ordnance rose to 1,734, including 633 deaths, with children disproportionately affected.
- The food crisis drives families to cultivate land, increasing risk of accidents from hidden munitions.
