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Army Depot Explosion Near Al-Eis Injures At Least Four

By Drooid · Sep 21, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC · How we work

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Army Depot Explodes

An army depot near Al-Eis exploded, injuring at least four people.
Aleppo Governor Azzam al-Gharib ordered residents indoors, closed roads and evacuated three families.
Security expert Brig Gen Mohammad Al Baqaei said the blast was sabotage, involving explosives or Israeli aircraft, though no evidence was offered.
It was the fourth blast this month and the 16th since Bashar al-Assad’s ouster in December 2024.

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Interior Ministry Arrests

Interior Ministry spokesman Noureddine al-Baba announced the arrest of Walid al-Fallah, an IS-linked cell leader.
The anti-jihadist operation in Daraa province resulted in five arrests and dismantled criminal cells.
Three security forces were killed in an al-Sanamayn raid, prompting a temporary curfew.
Officials warned Daraa province, bordering Jordan and the Golan, is a hotspot for drug smuggling and IS sleeper cells.

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Raed al-Saleh Warns

A funeral procession for eleven soldiers took place at Deir ez-Zor’s National Hospital, with bodies draped in Syrian flags.
Emergency Management Minister Raed al-Saleh warned civilian involvement hampers securing abandoned ammunition sites.
Witnesses reported multiple secondary explosions that scattered projectiles, complicating medical and fire-rescue access.
The blast follows a September 9 depot explosion in Idlib that killed fourteen soldiers, showing a pattern of munitions accidents.

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Historical Context

In March 2013 a Syrian army ammunition depot in Aleppo exploded, killing over 30 soldiers and destroying 1,200 tons of explosives; the Syrian Ministry of Defense and UN tied the blast to suspected Israeli sabotage and a 15 % rise in regional security incidents that year. Today's blasts in Al-Eis, Daraa and Deir ez-Zor echo that pattern, prompting intelligence work and renewed scrutiny of Damascus’ control of munitions sites.

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Army Depot Explodes

An army depot near Al-Eis exploded, injuring at least four people.
Aleppo Governor Azzam al-Gharib ordered residents indoors, closed roads and evacuated three families.
Security expert Brig Gen Mohammad Al Baqaei said the blast was sabotage, involving explosives or Israeli aircraft, though no evidence was offered.
It was the fourth blast this month and the 16th since Bashar al-Assad’s ouster in December 2024.

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